I’ve been very amused by Jimmy Kimmel lately. Eric Stonestreet‘s moment on the latest “Celebrities Read Mean Tweets” segment really made my day. Props to Jessical Biel too!
Extra! Extra! Read All About Me!
While I’m working on a big post for my blog, you can check me out on everyone else’s blog! One Chicklette did an interview with me here. Sharon of Thriftmystyle is showing off her WENDYB by Wendy Brandes hashtag ring here. Any Second Now is wearing my swear-ring set with the most amazing handbag evah….
Sainte-Chapelle-Inspired Nail Art by Tracylee Percival
Since last summer, I’ve been very open-minded to the beauty and fashion suggestions from all the experts in my life. I figure I trust their taste and I work in a creative industry, so why not go a little wild? Shave a lock of hair off? Count me in. Frizzy ’70s curls and pink eyeshadow?…
For All You Lovers of Dialect AND Jewelry …
The American Dialect Society — founded in 1889 — voted “hashtag” as its word of the year for 2012. Social media has transformed the humble pound sign into a hot property! Celebrate with a sterling-silver hashtag jewelry design from my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line.
Flaunt Your Age, Part II, and More Than a Week in Review
After posting Tennille’s custom 1976 birth-year necklace on Friday … … I’m already working on another customer’s 1966 birth-year necklace! If you’re interested in ordering your own birth-year necklace, email me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com. You can select silver or gold and a chain length from 16″ to 20″. For those of you…
Flaunt Your Age
The late, great Nora Ephron wrote a book called I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman. In the title essay, she called the neck “a dead giveaway” when it comes to age: “Our faces are lies and our necks are the truth. You have to cut open a redwood…
OMG-Worthy Vintage Dresses: Big, Bold, Bright Patterns
I guess I’m in the mood to keep the party going, because I can’t stop my (online) window-shopping for vintage dresses with big, bold, bright patterns. Here are three that caught my eye. The first one is by Balmain. The other two are from one of my favorite fashion houses: Versace. They’re loud and they’re…
A New Year’s Eve Action Shot
One more photo from New Year’s Eve, courtesy of my harem-loving friend Jesse. Artsy, isn’t it! UPDATED TO ADD: Oops! I lied. Here’s one more. How could I not share the photo that Stacy Lomman took of me heading back to my apartment? Also, I love that Stacy included me in her list of top…
What Wendy Wore: New Year’s Eve, Hostess Style
A “hostess gown” is described by the website Vintage Fashion Guild as “a dressy full length garment for [home] entertaining, but not as formal as evening wear. Other than the full length, the lines followed current fashion.” The style was most popular from the 1930s to the 1970s, according to the site. In a December…
Happy New Year!
And here’s a happy song to start your 2013 out right. (Thanks to Punk Glam Queen for reminding me how much I love this.)