I’ve been working on a swan ring to match my Cleves Necklace. Here is the necklace. Cleves Necklace © Wendy Brandes 2007-2009 Photo by John Muggenborg The Cleves Ring will have two swans facing each other, forming a heart with their necks. All together now: Awwwwww! Here is an unfinished wax model of the ring….
Moschino’s Got Balls
These Moschino shoes are very Pierre Hardy, no? Moschino shoes Pierre Hardy shoes
Yeah, I Know
My site is down. I did a security upgrade to it, and the charming fuckers at GoDaddy didn’t tell me in advance that it would shut me down for “15 minutes to 72 hours.” Thanks for nothing, guys! UPDATED TO ADD: It’s back! It took several hours, but at least it wasn’t 72 hours.
Haiku Contest of the Day
Check out the contest On the Daddy Likey blog.I’ll tell you the rules. Mock a designerWith Japanese poetry.Win Prada wallet. Stella McCartneyIs an excellent target.Winona bears grudge. Always remember,My birthday’s in December.Give your prize to me. (P.S. to Macca,Don’t be mad, I heart Stella.Still hate PETA though.)
Cupcakes Will Beat a Bitch’s Ass
I’m a big fan of Cakespy and her L’il Cuppie cupcake character. It made my day to find out that Bakerella had baked a L’il Cuppie of her own a while back. As if it that weren’t enough, she made a cute video with it. Where was I the day someone was handing out all…
’80s Video Stars Knew How to Share
Am I crazy or is the dude in Patty Smyth’s Warrior video wearing the same gray leotard outfit as the chick at the end of Ratt’s Round and Round video? Both songs came out in 1984. Patty “Bang Bang” Smyth Ratt Related trivia: The late Milton Berle appears in the Ratt video as both a…
I’d Like to Thank the Little People
I’d like to thank the little people — the dwarfs AND the midgets — who helped me on my way to the top. Now that I’ve won this prestigious award, I promise I won’t change a bit except for the fact that I won’t return your calls and I’m only going to hang out with…
Guess the Shoe Designer
Thanks to everyone who came to the trunk show yesterday. Congratulations to Abby, who won the diamond and gold Lotus necklace in the drawing! Lotus Necklace© Wendy Brandes 2007-2008Photo by John Muggenborg Check out the hot shoes that gorgeous client Kathy was wearing. Anyone able to guess where she got these shoes? Leave your guess…
Miu Miu’s Lady Harlequins
I like to look at these Lady Harlequin tunics from Miu Miu, both available on sale at Net-a-Porter. (They’ve been marked down further since the beginning of the week. Exciting!) Luxenoir has a photo of Anna Dello Russo from Vogue Nippon wearing the first one here. And Fashion Birdcage has a post about the harlequin…
How to Be a Smart Shopper
For those of you who have dug some spare change out of the sofa lately, here are some shopping ideas. You can buy this metal and glass necklace by Louis Vuitton for $17,760. You read that right. METAL and GLASS for nearly $18,000. Picture from Marie Claire Or, for just $25 more, you can get…