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This Week’s Sale: 50% Off Genie-in-a-Bottle Designs

May 15, 2012 by WendyB

This week only, my silver and gold Genie in a Bottle locket is 50% off. It is normally $1,800, but will be $900 through Sunday. The locket is sterling silver. The little genie inside is 18K yellow gold. The bottle is “corked” with a black pearl, and the pendant hangs from a 28″ ball chain….

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Filed Under: cufflinks, holiday gift ideas, lockets, my designs, necklaces, sale

In Dutch and InStyle

May 14, 2012 by WendyB

After looking over the list of English expressions that include the word “Dutch,” I feel like I have to give the Dutch a little leeway when they use English. At least, that’s what I decided after I saw a post that Dutch site Style Today did about my swear rings (and Topshop’s similar design). The…

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Filed Under: magazines, Press, swear rings

What Wendy Wore: Ossie Clark for Mother’s Day

May 13, 2012 by WendyB

My grandmother on my mother’s side is named Ruth. She’s 93 years old. Her grandchildren call her “Nan” and her great-grandchildren call her “G.G.” for “great-grandma.” The family took her out for lunch for Mother’s Day. Nan’s husband, my grandfather Sam, died when I was 16. Sam’s sister was named Martha. Ruth’s brother was named…

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Filed Under: fashion trends, gorgeous family, holidays, Ossie Clark, outfit post, pictures of me, prada, What Wendy Wore

America’s Next Top Model?

May 12, 2012 by WendyB

ProPublica — the nonprofit journalism organization where MrB is editor-in-chief  — partnered with Selfless Tee to produce a t-shirt last month. The shirt featured a design by Ryan Grossman that said “Journalism With Moral Force.” Selfless Tee creates cause-inspired T-shirts that help support a range of non-profits, and ProPublica got $7 from every $22 t-shirt…

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Filed Under: gorgeous family, journalism, never is the next new thing, t-shirts

Snakes on My Fingers, Snakes on My Lobes

May 11, 2012 by WendyB

April’s gold manicure — my third with Sally Hansen Salon Effects nail polish strips — didn’t last as long as my previous Sally Hansen manicures, so celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival gave me a new look sooner than expected. The “” strips are holding up nicely. Three out of four ain’t bad! I’m enjoying this look….

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Filed Under: earrings, my designs, nail polish, queens

Mother’s Day Jewelry Sale Update

May 10, 2012 by WendyB

Three of the pieces from my previous 50% off Mother’s Day sale post are still available. Click here for more information on my tourmalinated quartz, owl and bat necklaces. I’m adding my silver Teeny Genie pendant to the sale. It’s normally $60, but through Sunday it will be $45. Click the photo to purchase on…

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Filed Under: blogs and bloggers, holiday gift ideas, my designs, necklaces, sale

Fashion Bloggers in Neon and Pastel on Huffington Post

May 9, 2012 by WendyB

My story on the popularity of neon and pastel colors is finally up on the Huffington Post. Twenty fashion bloggers graciously contributed their photos to a slideshow, so please go there and leave those wimmins some comments. CLICK HERE TO READ THE STORY. I had hoped to publish this story last month, but, as you’ll…

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Filed Under: Huffington Post, pictures of me, versace, vintage WendyB photos

Early ’90s Fashion Flashback

May 8, 2012 by WendyB

I’ve been looking through some photos from the 1990s for another post I’m doing and marveling at how bad the fashion was. People criticize ’80s style, but I swear the ’90s have that decade beat in the fugly department. Oh my God! The t-shirts under spaghetti-strap dresses and clunky shoes! I was surprised at how…

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Filed Under: vintage WendyB photos

Beyonce Wins the 2012 Met Gala

May 7, 2012 by WendyB

My invitation to the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art must have gotten lost in the mail — AGAIN! — and, as a result, I’m sitting at home tonight in the XXL “I Heart New York” t-shirt that I bought at JFK one fiendishly hot July day when my plane was delayed…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, Met Gala, music, my designs, red carpet, rings

Nuthin’ But a “G” Ring

May 7, 2012 by WendyB

Today is “Visible Monday” over at Not Dead Yet Style. Gorgeous 50-something blogger Patti Gibbons — who blogs about “how to look authentic and beautiful in our middle years” — is the hostess with the mostest. If you’re a fashion blogger over 40, visit Not Dead Yet Style today to post, in Patti’s words, “an…

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Filed Under: age, blogs and bloggers, music, my designs, rings, swear rings

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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