It’s been a 1990s kind of week! I started out obsessing over PJ Harvey’s 1995 album, To Bring You My Love. Today, I saw #BuffySlays20 trending on Twitter and realized that it’s been exactly 20 years since the premiere of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I have quite a few pieces of vampire-slayer-worthy jewelry, thanks to…
Throwback Thursday: 1995’s Down by the Water
Last night, I had the urge to watch and rewatch PJ Harvey’s 1995 video for “Down by the Water,” one of the creepiest songs of all time … OF ALL TIME! Maybe all the people wearing red for International Women’s Day reminded me of PJ’s satin dress. “Down by the Water” was a single from…
ANZA Gems and International Women’s Day
Today is officially International Women’s Day for most of us, but every day is International Women’s Day at ANZA Gems. As I’ve written before, ANZA was founded in 2014 by my friend Monica Stephenson of the jewelry blog iDazzle in order to offer a transparent journey from the gem mine to the customer. To do…
Jewels of the Month: Signet Rings for Rebel Women
Later today, I’ll be marking both International Women’s Day and A Day Without a Woman by joining a march in downtown Manhattan. Ahead of that, allow me to share March’s Jewels of the Month: signet pinkie rings for rebel women. These rings are completely customizable — you can select your own metal, insignia, and ring…
Come to Our Jewelry Pop-Up, March 22-23
Gorgeous jewelry designer Julie Lamb has organized a shopping event featuring multiple designers — including me — on March 22 and March 23. I’ll be showing my Punk collection, including the barbed wire rings seen in the graphic below. To RSVP, email info at wendybrandes dot com.
The Weeks in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog recently. Monday, Feb. 20: Beyoncé highlights a serious bias problem at the Grammys. Tuesday, Feb. 21: Milo the troll and Peter Pan. Wednesday, Feb. 22: Amy Roseveare interviewed me about my Maneater collection. Thursday, Feb. 23: I forgot to mention that I went to…
Margaret Anne Florence and Wendy Brandes Jewelry
Gorgeous actress Margaret Anne Florence of CMT’s Sun Records has been spotted out and about wearing Wendy Brandes jewelry, including my Hathor swivel earrings in turquoise and carnelian. Decisions, decisions! It was so much fun choosing from this beautiful @wendybrandesjewelry! Swipe right ?? for a close-up on the jewelry! A post shared by Margaret Anne…
Social Media Advice From Wendy Brandes and JCK
Thank you to Brittany Siminitz of JCK for interviewing me about social media! Check out my top tip for people starting out; advice for dealing with plagiarism; and my favorite jewelry and non-jewelry Instagram accounts. CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERVIEW. After I did this interview, an unusual online kerfuffle broke out in the jewelry industry….
What Wendy Wore: Vintage to Vanity Fair
MrB and I were in Los Angeles for the Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday. (Thanks for inviting us, Graydon Carter!) We watched the Oscars as we got dressed, and we were standing in front of the television, ready to walk out, just as Best Picture was announced. I was disappointed that La La Land…
My Best Dressed at the 2017 Oscars Is …
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about tiaras lately, so I loved seeing a major ruby headpiece, designed by Irene Neuwirth, on Best Actress nominee Ruth Negga at the Oscars. Embed from Getty Images Some people say that red doesn’t stand out on a red carpet, but Ruth killed it with not just the…