MrB keeps asking me, “Who’s your hero?” So far, he’s refrained from answering his own question by indicating himself with both thumbs and saying, “This guy!” That shows how nice he is because he is entitled to do the thumb thing after getting us tickets to attend watch-company G-Shock’s 30th anniversary party in New York…
Dina Rae Is Wearing Wendy Brandes Jewelry
Gorgeous singer Dina Rae is letting her fingers do the talking with the sterling-silver “D RAE” ring set that I custom-made for her. I’m looking forward to getting some pictures that include her fabulous face from her next photoshoot! Maybe the rings will make it into something like this sultry shot. If you don’t know…
What Wendy Wore: Electric Black Horse and Beyoncé
My weekend was full of music. On Saturday, I went to see my friend Kevin Mercado (aka Merx) perform with his band, Electric Black Horse, at Mercury Lounge. It was so dark there that none of my photos came out, so here’s one from a performance last year. I was dressed casually. If this pre-show…
Skylar Grey Is Wearing Wendy Brandes Jewelry
Ta-da! I’m so excited to share this photo of gorgeous singer/songwriter Skylar Grey wearing the crossed-ax necklace I custom-made for her. The crossed axes are Skylar’s logo. You can see it on this sticker. I wrote at length about Skylar when I saw her perform at Le Poisson Rouge during her tour to promote her…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week: Monday: Max & Chloe interviewed me. Tuesday: Wearing gold at the Women’s Jewelry Association dinner. Wednesday: Gorgeous bloggers wearing thong sandals. Thursday: My TWERK necklace is August’s Jewel of the Month. Saturday: My new GANGSTA necklace and thoughts about word jewelry.
JCK Features My GANGSTA Necklace
The TWERK necklace that I picked as my August Jewel of the Month isn’t the only new addition to my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line. Check out my sterling-silver GANGSTA necklace! Big thanks to gorgeous Jennifer Heebner, senior editor at jewelry-trade publication JCK, for including the GANGSTA necklace in her blog post on word…
Jewel of the Month: Twerk It in My Twerk Necklace
My signature, 18K gold jewelry line — simply called Wendy Brandes — is inspired by women’s history, but my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line is inspired by pop culture, especially social media. Do you want to know how I decide when it’s the right time to immortalize a word or acronym in jewelry form?…
Three Lovely Ladies in Thongs (Thong Sandals, That Is)
In June, I saw lots of wimmins in Paris wearing flat, leather, thong sandals everywhere … even though it was raining and the high temperature was in the low 60s. (I was wearing a trench coat and boots.) I thought, “Damn, these ladies are so excited to wear these sandals they’re risking frostbite!” That interested…
What Wendy Wore: Women’s Jewelry Association Gala
I’m a member of the Women’s Jewelry Association, so I attended the networking group’s 30th annual Awards for Excellence gala last night. Monica Stephenson of idazzle.com — one of June’s Vegas Gems gang — was nominated for an award in the media category. She didn’t win the award, but her outfit was as WINNING as…
Read Me (and Shop the Sale) at Max & Chloe
Jewelery retailer Max & Chloe posted a short interview with me on its Jewelry Dose blog over the weekend. I did the interview months ago and I had no recollection of my answers, so it was an unusually entertaining read for me. I was wondering, “What am I going to say next?” CLICK HERE TO…