In case you missed it, here’s what’s been on the blog recently. Thursday, May 31: This was the first day of the Couture jewelry trade show (the reason my blogging has been far less prolific than usual). I got a mention in WWD as one of the designers new to Couture. Friday, June 1: One…
Throwback Thursday: All About Couture
Now that I’m done preparing for/being at/recovering from the Couture jewelry show in Las Vegas, I’m getting back to posing weekly videos. It make sense to kick things off with a video from Couture, seeing as that’s what I’ve been preoccupied with. Before getting to the video, though, I want to share this written interview…
Get Informed and Inspired With Politics 101
If you’re in New York this Thursday, you’re invited to come to my Indivisible Upper East Side activist meeting (regardless of where you live!) for what I expect will be a lively Politics 101 workshop, presented by Ben Yee of You Matter. I heard Ben speak at a different meeting months ago, and he was…
My Almost-Husband and the Old House
I’m all excited and nervous for someone I met once, briefly, four years ago. Sylvia was the nice woman who conducted the tour of my almost-husband Paul McCartney’s childhood home when I visited it in Liverpool in 2014. Sylvia informed us that Sir Paul’s brother, Mike, had visited the house at 20 Forthlin Road, and…
Jewel of the Month: Black Diamond Skull
If you follow my Instagram accounts — business and/or personal — you’ve already gotten a sneak peek at June’s Jewel of the Month. For the rest of you, behold my “Carpe Diem” medallion set with a skull-shaped black diamond! I debuted this piece at the Couture jewelry show in Las Vegas last week, where Grace…
Throwback Thursday: My SATC Earrings
Yesterday was the 20th anniversary of Sex and the City‘s debut on HBO, and there are tributes and think pieces everywhere. This isn’t one of them, because when it comes to SATC, my heart belongs not to the original television series but to 2010’s Sex and the City 2 movie. SATC 2 was widely panned,…
Thoughts on Kate Spade
I was saddened to learn today that designer Kate Spade died by suicide at age 55. Embed from Getty Images In addition, I was appalled by much of the news coverage, which failed to follow readily available guidelines for reporting on such deaths. In 2014, I blogged about suicide and mental health issues after another…
Greetings From Las Vegas!
My right-hand woman Eryn and I just wrapped up our first appearance at the five-day Couture jewelry show in Las Vegas. We were part of Salon 137, the Contemporary Jewelry Design Group booth, with five other fabulous fine-jewelry brands: Ananda Khalsa, Anthony Lent, Baiyang Qiu, Dana Bronfman, and my longtime jewelry-biz friend Erika Winters. I’m…
Flashback Friday: Tweets From 2014
My Eminem-loving friend Naz has a knack for digging up great/weird/disturbing tweets from years past, so I was like, “Find my best ones!” She determined that June 2014 was a good month for me. But let us never forget my most liked tweet so far: If Ryan Lochte lied about that robbery, how can we…
Wendy Brandes Jewelry at Couture (and in WWD)
If you’re in the jewelry industry visiting Las Vegas for the big trade shows, come to Couture at the Wynn and say hello to me at Salon 137, the Contemporary Jewelry Design Group booth, in the Lafite Ballroom. My right-hand woman Eryn and I will be happy to show you the full collection and explain…