Are you a gorgeous blogger who will be in L.A. tomorrow? If so, holla at me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com. UPDATED TO ADD: You can also holla at me in the comments if you are NOT on my extremely long and unwieldy blog roll but think you should be. I’m happy to add…
Whip It. Whip It Good.
A while ago, gorgeous blogger Annie at Poetic & Chic got me thinking about Herb Alpert, which got me thinking about one of my favorite album covers of all time. The girl in the “whipped cream” (most of it was really shaving cream) was Dolores Erickson. You can read about her here and here.
Engaging Engagement Rings
Contrary to popular belief, engagement rings don’t have to be boring. A round solitaire is about as traditional a stone as you can get, but even those can be spiced up. I encourage clients to be creative. In 2007 or so, my gorgeous client Deb and her husband asked for an engagement ring in which…
The Gladiator Strikes Back
I’ve been keeping an eye out for gladiator sandals since last year. I’ve loved this style since 1985, when I had a pair of flat white gladiators. I felt so chic when I wore them with my Guess ankle-zip jeans and oversize blouse! I’ve been searching for a photo that shows me wearing those shoes…
Asher Asher We All Fall Down!
Last night I dreamed that I was working with Paul McCartney on his new album, but he was so unappreciative of my efforts that he snubbed me in an elevator full of people. Then, suddenly, I was writing about the incident in a term paper that employed an incorrect footnote style. Next thing I knew,…
Bloggyweds
This was my lucky week: two visits from California bloggers! Last night, I had dinner at Butter with gorgeous newlyweds Elizabeth and Dave of Observationmode. (Well, technically, Elizabeth is Observationmode and Dave is Mr. Observationmode.) The talented Craig from Altamira NYC was my date and our photographer. Craig! You should have told me that I…
Leggings Flashback
Terri Berry, my gorgeous sister, was recently reminiscing about my college uniform of Danskin leggings and Hanes men’s t-shirts. She forgot to mention my denim jacket and red Gap cardigan. Paris 1989 Amsterdam 1989 With family friends in Stuttgart 1989 Looks like I packed pretty light for that European vacation, eh? I can remember handwashing…
Out and About With the Stay at Home Mom
The gorgeous Leah of Style for the Stay at Home Mom came to town and we hit the downtown stores yesterday. Leah wanted to investigate Uniqlo (aka the Japanese Gap), so we started there. We weren’t particularly impressed by the merchandise. Even worse, I took what I thought was a good photo of Leah but…
America’s Next Top Model: WendyB
Yesterday I was doing a photo shoot with Marie Claire for a portrait to accompany an essay I wrote for the magazine (I’ll let you know when it’s time to buy my issue). As you may have noticed, I’m always very smiley in photos, but the magazine wanted a “serious” look. I thought I had…
"I’m Not Dead!"
Like the Monty Python dude, I’m not dead! If you are getting an error when clicking on a link to my main website, www.wendybrandes.com, it’s because we’re in the middle of relaunching it. If you want to check out my wares, you can see some of them at the old site here. Or email me…