In the early days of blogging, I had fun campaigning for online contests, but this time I’m conflicted. It’s been eight years since the vast reach and power of Poodle made that tech company my personal Voldemort. I never imagined that the social-media company that I will now refer to as Spacenook would become even…
Throwback Thursday: Viv Albertine and the Slits
Actor/director/artiste Vincent Gallo — the self-proclaimed “Donald Trump of Cannes” — wrote an “open letter” for Another Man Magazine that inspired this remark on Twitter: Vincent Gallo is what would happen if Axe Body Spray manifested itself into human form. — Ken Simon (@KenSimonSays) March 22, 2018 That’s a good description of an essay that…
Wednesday’s Video: Jewelry Design Playlist
It can be a challenge for still photography to do justice to ultra-luxe jewelry, no matter how talented the photographer is (and, trust me, I work with incredibly talented photographers). That’s because limited-edition, wearable-art designs — the type of jewelry I make for my Wendy Brandes Gold collection — are more than pretty accessories meant…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, March 12: Wendy Brandes Jewelry is committed to activism. Wednesday, March 14: My latest YouTube video is about my Moschino pieces, but I left out some major ones! It must have been all the talk about nipples that distracted me. Friday,…
Sheila D. Minor: A “Hidden Figure,” Found on Twitter
If you didn’t already see the movie Hidden Figures about the black female mathematicians who helped the U.S. win the space race, I highly recommend that you catch up with it now. It’s based on the best-selling book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly. I saw it with MrB and my designing friend…
Wednesday’s Video: My Moschino Collection
This week’s video is about my homegrown-vintage Moschino … and nipple piercings. Enjoy! You can tell my videos aren’t overly scripted because I started out saying that most of my Moschino is pre-2005, and then I realized, “Um, not really.” In fact, the safety-pin t-shirt is from 2013, which is practically yesterday when it comes…
I Put My Money Where My Mouth Is
Check out this Instagram post by my right-hand woman Eryn. #flashbackfriday to last year’s company field trip. Since then this small company has made time for making changes in real life: from being active in local legislation for @Indivisible to taking time off to canvass for Doug Jones. #WomensHistoryMonth #fbf ⠀ -⠀ -⠀ -⠀ #nasty…
The Weeks in Review: Unbought and Unbossed
In case you missed it, here’s what’s been on the blog recently. Monday, Feb. 26: Treat me like a rattlesnake. Tuesday, Feb. 27: Rihanna kicked off the big-dress trend, and Dua Lipa dove in. Wednesday, Feb. 28: My website got a redesign. Thursday, March 1: Adventures with Poodle. Saturday, March 3: Flashback to the 2007…
International Women’s Day: The Women That Didn’t Fit
I’ve been thinking about canceling my longtime New York Times print subscription for months. With the exception of reporters Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey — who broke the devastating and culturally significant Harvey Weinstein sex-abuse story — I’m disappointed in the newspaper I grew up with. For a start, the Times stumbled when confronted with its…
Wednesday’s Videos: Mangagement Rings and More
A big thank you to jewelry writer Amy Elliott, who gave me a shout-out in this Yahoo! News story on “mangagement” rings. I happen to be very proud of a gorgeous brown-diamond mangagement ring I made last year. Man's 18K gold yellow ring with brown diamond, shown next to my own platinum thumb ring. Custom-made…