In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, September 25: September’s Jewels of the Month feature the opal, October’s birthstone. Wednesday, September 26: I did a YouTube video about hats and forgot to include my magnificent top hat. Dammit! Saturday, September 30: Fine jewelry made it into articles in…
Recommended Reading: Fine Jewelry in the News
There were two good articles about fine jewelry in consumer-oriented publications recently. I’m excited because it’s relatively rare to find interesting stories about my industry outside the trade press. Laurie Brookins’s article in the September 20 issue of The Hollywood Reporter was called “Hollywood’s Pay-to-Wear Jewelry Wars” (in the print edition). This is far from…
Wednesday’s Video: The Drop of a Hat
This week’s YouTube video is about my small collection of (non-knit) hats, and it includes a tip of the hat to gorgeous blogger/Instagrammer/millinery connoisseur Style Crone. After I shot this video, I realized I dropped the ball on my best hat … … just because my top hat’s box is too big to fit onto…
Jewels of the Month: Order Your Opals for October
Can you believe September is almost over? That means it’s a good time for the official debut of my opal birthstone jewelry, now available by special order for October birthdays and beyond. I’ve been working on this little suite of designs all year. You’ve had glimpses of the collection since March when I started wearing…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, September 18: The best dressed at the 2017 Emmys was Jane Fonda. The worst guest was lying Sean Spicer. Wednesday, September 20: A lot of jewelry designers are inspired by gems. As I explained in this week’s YouTube video, I generally…
Help Puerto Rico and Mexico
This has been a brutal hurricane season. Hurricane Harvey hit Texas hard and Irma basically destroyed several Caribbean islands. Now Maria has devastated Puerto Rico: It’s possible that the power will be out for months. In addition to the Puerto Ricans suffering through this, there are people on the island who are doubly traumatized because,…
Wednesday’s Video: The Story’s in the Metal
This week’s YouTube video provides one answer to the frequently asked question of “Where do you get your inspiration?” For me, jewelry design is all about the metal (18K yellow gold, usually) rather than the gems. As a bonus, you get a lecture on 12th-century English history. Seriously! The jacket I’m wearing in the video…
My Best Dressed at the 2017 Emmys Is …
I’m disgusted that the 2017 Emmy Awards gave Sean Spicer the opportunity to play all cutesy and “in on the joke” during the broadcast last night. For a time, Spicer was the No. 1 liar for the white-supremacist president who is trying to tear apart our democracy. This freaky eater of gum doesn’t deserve a…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, September 11: Children who lost parents in the 9/11 attacks are working on a documentary. You can contribute to the funding. Tuesday, September 12: It was Democratic primary day in New York. A whopping 15% of registered voters turned out. Pathetic….
What Wendy Wore: Vienna, Dressy and Casual
I’ve done Throwback Thursday and Flashback Friday posts this week. I’m not sure how today’s post should be categorized. Seen-Before Saturday? Near the end of MrB’s working vacation in Europe, we attended the Global Editors Network Summit’s Data Journalism Awards dinner in Vienna. MrB is president of the awards, so he did some speaking and…