Bring out the flames emoji, because the fashion at tonight’s Golden Globes was on fire! Seriously, these are the best-dressed awards-show attendees that I’ve seen in years. There were so many contenders for my coveted Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award that I’ve got to hand out a slew of honorary awards before I…
The Weeks in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what’s been on the blog recently. Sunday, Dec. 18: RIP, Zsa Zsa Gabor. Much jewelry-designer respect to the woman who once said, “These are just my working diamonds.” Monday, Dec. 19: ANZA Gems has launched its e-commerce site. If you buy the ruby ring I designed for ANZA, the…
Throwback Thursday: The Big Shirts of the 1980s
BarbaraB — aka my mom, the style icon — was going through some old pictures recently. I think I might be her clone! The silky green blouse that BarbaraB is wearing in that photo is a different one from the linen-look green blouse mom wore in a later photo that I originally posted here. She…
Aw, Someone’s Got a Crush on Me
Thanks to ANZA Gems for picking me and my two-finger ANZA ring for its #WCW (Women Crush Wednesday) Instagram post! It's #wcw at ANZA Gems! We're crushin' big time on the fabulous @wendybrandesjewelry ! Only Wendy could take these vibrant East African gemstones and create an ingenious two-finger ring that's a master work in color-play!…
Jewelry Professionals: Visit Us at Metal & Smith
Calling all jewelry retailers, editors, bloggers, and stylists! Come see my jewelry — and get a first look at my new Queen of Scots ring — at the Metal & Smith show on Monday, Jan. 9, at Mercantile Annex 37 in Manhattan. Metal & Smith is a new jewelry event — this is only the…
Do More Running in 2017
Still pondering a New Year’s resolution? Consider running — for office, that is! We need more sane, smart people in politics. If you don’t know how to get started, check out my list of resources on The Activist Playbook. CLICK TO GET IN SHAPE FOR PUBLIC LIFE. Even if you’re not ready to run yourself,…
10 Years Ago Tonight: New Year’s Eve Throwback
Ten years ago tonight, I rang in the New Year with MrB and a group of our friends at Balthazar. I had a fabulous time … … but I have never forgotten that one guest complimented my pinkish/lavender lipstick, then added, “That’s much better on you than red.” Humph! If we ever have memory-erasing options…
Year in Review: Neglected Concerts of 2016
I already blogged about a lot of the concerts I went to this year — including Rihanna, Beyonce, Paul Simon, and Paul McCartney — as well as the music festivals Coachella and Desert Trip. However, there were a few performances that I didn’t get around to sharing. One of those was Royce da 5’9″, whose…
Throwback Thursday: Press Freedom Awards
I always look forward to the International Press Freedom Awards dinner held by the Committee to Protect Journalists. The black-tie fundraiser — which has for years taken place the Tuesday before Thanksgiving at the Waldorf-Astoria — honors journalists from around the world who risk their lives to report from war zones and in defiance of…
Year in Review: What Wendy Wore in 2016
Here’s a “What Wendy Wore” outfit for ALMOST every month of 2016. Click the photos for the original posts. In January, I wore a vintage Lemington Ridley dress to Jewelers of America’s GEM Awards (the Oscars of the jewelry industry). I hadn’t worn this dress in 10 years, and before that, I only wore it…