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Throwback Thursday: Need Some Fucks to Give (or Wear)?

September 6, 2018 by WendyB

Almost 10 years ago to the day — during New York Fashion Week — I introduced one of my most famous and enduring jewelry designs: my sterling-silver swear ring set. The rings immediately took off with my gorgeous, adventurous blogging customers including Queen Michelle of Kingdom of Style … … and Julia of the Thank…

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Filed Under: Jewelry, swear rings, Throwback Thursday Tagged With: bella hadid, instyle magazine, paper magazine, swear rings

Wednesday’s Video: Elsa Hosk, Basketball Queen

August 8, 2018 by WendyB

You’ve probably seen that the fashion magazines have unveiled their big September issues — and I’ll have more to say about those soon — but summer ain’t over yet! That means you can still pick up the summer issue of Paper Magazine and admire the photo of model Elsa Hosk playing basketball in my solid-gold…

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Filed Under: About Wendy, Press, video Tagged With: bella hadid, elsa hosk, paper magazine, tiaras

My Best Dressed at the 2017 Met Gala Is …

May 2, 2017 by WendyB

There’s no sense in burying the lede this time: The obvious winner of my prestigious Best Dressed/Wear What You Want combo award for last night’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute ball is Rihanna, who wore a Fall 2016 Comme des Garçons look. It took her an hour to get into those shoes! Embed from Getty…

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Filed Under: Best Dressed/Wear What You Want Award, Celebrities, Fashion, Met Gala, OMG-worthy, red carpet, Rihanna Tagged With: bella hadid, caroline kennedy, cassie, diddy, michele lamy, migos, tracee ellis ross

The Week in Review

December 11, 2016 by WendyB

My big news this week is that my friend Stef and I launched a new blog: The Activist Playbook. We want this website to become a centralized resource for people who wish to join the fight against fascism in America. It will include daily actions you can take to resist the dismantling of our democracy….

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Filed Under: week in review Tagged With: bella hadid, never trump, the activist playbook

Wendy Brandes X Bella Hadid X Farren Fucci X Paper

December 6, 2016 by WendyB

That was fast! I teased model Bella Hadid’s cover story for Paper Magazine barely over two weeks ago, and the issue went online today! I’m thrilled to have been the exclusive jeweler for this shoot. Behold the gorgeous Bella on the cover, wearing my Cleves and Memento Mori earrings; one-of-a-kind, turquoise-and-ruby skull ring; and Lion…

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Filed Under: Celebrities, models, Press Tagged With: bella hadid, bella hadid cover, break the internet, farren fucci, karlie floss, mickey boardman, paper magazine

Wendy Brandes Jewelry on HTGAWM and Bella

November 18, 2016 by WendyB

While I’m working on my next big political post, I’ll share some good jewelry-business news from what turned out to be a surprisingly busy week. Singer Mary J. Blige guest-starred on last night’s episode of How to Get Away With Murder (one of Shonda Rhimes’s hit shows) and she did it while wearing my Bull…

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Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Business, Celebrities, Eryn Patton, Jewelry, maneater collection, rings, TV Tagged With: bella hadid, how to get away with murder, mary j. blige, shonda rhimes, viola davis

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Award-winning designer of fine jewelry inspired by women's history and pop culture. A former journalist who writes about jewelry, fashion, medieval history, news, feminism, dogs, cats and whatever else is on her mind. Blogging since 2007.
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