Recently, one of my blogger friends — I can’t remember who! Confess in the comments, if you like! — remarked that as inspiring as the wimmins of the Advanced Style blog are, many of them are over-the-top in a way that is intimidating to the less fashion-involved lady. I took another look at the blog…
It’s Like Inception for Cheap Suits
What if you’re all over someone like a cheap suit while wearing this vintage “cheap suit” by Moschino? Available from House of Liza in London.
Customer of the Day: Rosalind and Her Swear Rings
Rosalind Robertson — former radio and television announcer, policy analyst, design enthusiast, fellow squishy face cat owner and one of my online friends from Canada — visited New York City last month. We and our husbands dined at Lincoln Ristorante at Lincoln Center. Over dinner, I presented Rosalind with her new, gold-plated, WENDYB by Wendy…
Cyber Monday Sale Is December 2! Plus, the Week in Review
Once again, I want to remind you that my Cyber Monday sale is December 2. Some great pieces will be well below cost for 24 hours only. Get it on your calendar now so you won’t miss out! More information here … CYBER MONDAY SALE INFO. This week’s blog posts had a lot of ’80s…
Throwback Thursday: Frankie Say Relax
All my posts this week have mentioned 1980s musicians: Devo, Ronnie James Dio, and Jimmy Somerville. I’m going to continue the theme and write about Frankie Goes to Hollywood for Throwback Thursday. I’ve been pondering Frankie since Monday, when I remarked that I regretted chucking my iconic Frankie Say Relax concert t-shirt long ago. I…
High School Censorship and Jimmy Somerville Singing
On Monday, I wrote about the theory that 14 is a key age for determination of musical tastes. Of course, all of one’s teen years are musically memorable. Fourteen is just the start of it. Personally, I have a lot of love for the music of 1983, when I was 15 (Kajagoogoo!). Then, in 1985,…
Jewel of the Month: Earring Homage to Eminem and MMLP2
My heavy-metal-loving customers have been asking me to add a “sign of the horns” stud to my emoji and emoji-inspired earring collection for a while now. The gesture became associated with metal because it was the late vocalist Ronnie James Dio’s signature move when he was in Black Sabbath. (Read what he had to say…
What Wendy Wore: Devo “Energy Dome” for Halloween
In a 2011 New York Times op-ed article marking Bob Dylan’s 70th birthday, David Hajdu wrote that 14 is a “formative age” when it comes to musical taste: “You’re in the ninth grade, confronting the tyrannies of sex and adulthood, struggling to figure out what kind of adult you’d like to be, and you turn…
Cyber Monday Sale Reminder, Plus the Week in Review
Put it on your calendar. You’ve got a month till my Cyber Monday mega-sale on December 2. Some really major pieces will be below cost. More info here: ALL ABOUT CYBER MONDAY. Here’s what was on the blog this week: Monday: Hanging out with Da Mafia 6ix and contemplating Jeremy Scott. Tuesday: Turning a pendant…
Wendy Brandes Emoji Earrings in Cosmo, Plus a New Design
Quick! Run to the newsstand and buy the December issue of Cosmopolitan magazine — the one with Miley Cyrus looking fabulous on the cover. My emoji earrings are mentioned under “Emoji Mania” on the “What We’re Into This Month” page. Here’s a closer look. And here’s something interesting: Of the two earrings shown, only the…