{"id":17494,"date":"2012-10-23T00:01:44","date_gmt":"2012-10-23T04:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=17494"},"modified":"2014-01-13T23:29:59","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T04:29:59","slug":"all-the-single-earrings-all-the-single-earrings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/all-the-single-earrings-all-the-single-earrings\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;All the Single Earrings, All the Single Earrings!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got Beyonce&#8217;s &#8220;Single Ladies&#8221; stuck in my head because of the single earrings I&#8217;ve added to my <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/custom-wendyb.php\" target=\"_blank\">WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><center><object width=\"560\" height=\"315\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/4m1EFMoRFvY?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><embed width=\"560\" height=\"315\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/4m1EFMoRFvY?version=3&amp;hl=en_US\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/center><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/dick-clark-madonna-and-my-1980s-jewelry\/\" target=\"_blank\">The single earrings I wore in the 1980s have been on my mind this year<\/a>. I loved that look so much.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17503\" style=\"width: 528px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/dick-clark-madonna-and-my-1980s-jewelry\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17503\" class=\" wp-image-17503 \" title=\"wendyblackhair\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wendyblackhair.jpg\" width=\"518\" height=\"347\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wendyblackhair.jpg 864w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wendyblackhair-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 518px) 100vw, 518px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17503\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wearing a single black rubber earring and super-teased hair in the mid &#8217;80s.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>It annoyed me when I had to buy a pair of earrings back then; I wanted to buy just one of everything.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17502\" style=\"width: 490px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/dick-clark-madonna-and-my-1980s-jewelry\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17502\" class=\" wp-image-17502  \" title=\"clocktorso\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/clocktorso.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/clocktorso.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/clocktorso-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17502\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two of the earrings I did buy as singles back in the day. That torso was a favorite.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>For a long time, I&#8217;ve thought about adding single-earring options to my diffusion line and I finally got motivated after <a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/09\/what-wendy-wore-and-lost-madonna-at-yankee-stadium\/\" target=\"_blank\">I lost my treasured single, neon, guitar-pick earring from the early &#8217;80s at a Madonna concert this September<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17504\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/strike-fashion-blogger-pose\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17504\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17504\" title=\"earrings\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/earrings.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/earrings.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/earrings-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17504\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Showing off my neon guitar-pick earring in 2008.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I figured single earrings would be a good way of memorializing that beloved piece.<\/p>\n<p>My first offerings are 5-millimeter single stud earrings: a sterling-silver hashtag and an &#8220;at sign,&#8221; both made in New York City.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17495\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=Hashtag-Single-Earring\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17495\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17495\" title=\"#earring.Z__68124_std\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/earring.Z__68124_std.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/earring.Z__68124_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/earring.Z__68124_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/earring.Z__68124_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17495\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hashtag earring. $35. Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Of course, you don&#8217;t have to limit yourself to one earring &#8212; you&#8217;re welcome to purchase two of either style and wear them as a pair.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_17496\" style=\"width: 370px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/store\/products.php?product=%22At-Sign%22-Single-Earring\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17496\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17496\" title=\"@earring.2__33943_std\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/@earring.2__33943_std.jpg\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/@earring.2__33943_std.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/@earring.2__33943_std-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/@earring.2__33943_std-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-17496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two &#8220;at sign&#8221; earrings shown together. $35 each or $70 for the pair. Click to purchase.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>You know my personal style philosophy is &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/frequently-asked-questions\/#13\" target=\"_blank\">Wear What You Want<\/a>.&#8221; I don&#8217;t judge. Wear one, wear two, wear five if you have enough holes for them. If hashtags and &#8220;at signs&#8221; aren&#8217;t your thing, holla at me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com and I&#8217;ll make you any letter, number or punctuation earring as a single or a set. It&#8217;s up to you! I&#8217;ll also make them in yellow, white and rose gold, in addition to the silver shown on my website. <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve got Beyonce&#8217;s &#8220;Single Ladies&#8221; stuck in my head because of the single earrings I&#8217;ve added to my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line. The single earrings I wore in the 1980s have been on my mind this year. I loved that look so much. It annoyed me when I had to buy a pair&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2012\/10\/all-the-single-earrings-all-the-single-earrings\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17495,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[60,43,643,644,550,591],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17494","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-earrings","8":"category-my-designs","9":"category-single-earrings","10":"category-stud-earrings","11":"category-vintage-wendyb-photos","12":"category-wendyb-by-wendy-brandes","13":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17494"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17494\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23873,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17494\/revisions\/23873"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}