I hadn’t visited Decades in Los Angeles — aka vintage-gown heaven — in forever, and I rectified that yesterday. I emailed fabulous sales associate Helena before I went in and told her I only wanted to see over-the-top designs. I believe this one was by Oscar de la Renta. I tried on a lot of…
Throwback Thursday: Adele in Concert
When I was writing about Beyoncé, Adele, and the Grammys on Monday, I wanted to link to my post about Adele’s concert at Madison Square Garden last September. However, such a post was nowhere to be found! Adele wasn’t even mentioned in my year-end list of all the 2016 concerts I hadn’t written about earlier….
The Maneater Collection Gets Some Lovin’
A huge thank you goes out to image consultant Amy Roseveare for interviewing me at length about my Maneater collection for her Jewelry Fashion Tips blog! I always jump at the chance to tell people about Empress Wu, who was the main inspiration for this collection. CLICK HERE TO READ THE INTERVIEW. I met Amy…
Recommended Reading: Milo the Troll as Peter Pan
There have already been plenty of think pieces about Milo Yiannopoulos, the Trump-supporting professional provocateur and banned Twitter troll who finally took it too far with his comments about “cross-generational relationships.” His foul statements about women, African-Americans, Muslims, gay and transgender people, immigrants, and fat people were fine with his audience at the hate-spreading site…
Beyoncé Should Be a Grammys Wake-Up Call
I haven’t stopped thinking about the Grammys since they aired just over a week ago — and by “the Grammys” I mean “Beyoncé.” Embed from Getty Images The show belonged to Beyoncé — now the most nominated female artist in Grammy history — even though she only won two of her nine categories: best urban…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Sunday: Big earrings were the big jewelry trend at the NAACP Image Awards, the BAFTAs, and the Grammys. Monday: One way to get my attention at the Grammys is to dress like C-3PO. Good job, Cee Lo. Tuesday: Whether you celebrate Valentine’s…
What Wendy Wore: Valentine’s Day
On Valentine’s Day, I wore my 1990s leather vest by Gemma Kahng. I’ve worn it before for Valentine’s Day and anniversaries. It’s got heart buttons too. My Diana heart ring went well with the vest. You know I love theme dressing! MrB and I went to Aquagrill. They have a great oysters there. MrB likes…
What Wendy Wore: The Low-Cut Moschino Jacket
For a meeting with an editor at W Magazine today, I wore a boobacious vintage Moschino jacket. Actually, it’s double-vintage, because it was already vintage when I bought it in 2007. Here’s a picture taken today in the Condé Nast lobby. What Wendy Wore Jacket: Moschino (acquired in 2007) Jeans: Madewell (2016) Boots: Celine (2012)…
Beware of Nontraditional Gems in Engagement Rings
I’m both a fan and a designer of nontraditional engagement rings. (In fact, my first big jewelry design — before I was even in the jewelry business — was my own unusual ring.) Therefore, if you don’t want a diamond in your ring, I will happily come up with suggestions for you. That said, there…
What to Watch for a Happy Galentine’s Day
In honor of February 14, I’m going to dole out some tough love, because I’m tired of people who moan that occasions like Valentine’s Day are overrated, too stressful, or no fun. via GIPHY Stop waiting around for someone else to make your (holi)day! You’ve got to squeeze all the celebratory moments you can out…