{"id":21111,"date":"2013-06-14T00:01:33","date_gmt":"2013-06-14T04:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=21111"},"modified":"2013-06-13T17:37:30","modified_gmt":"2013-06-13T21:37:30","slug":"video-interview-happy-hour-with-jorge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/video-interview-happy-hour-with-jorge\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Hour With Jorge and Rising Star Panel at FGI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, I wore my sunglasses at night &#8212; on a rainy night, no less &#8212; while my designing friend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stacylomman.com\" target=\"_blank\">Stacy Lomman<\/a> and I got drunk and taped an interview with Jorge Alvarado of Tampa Bay&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejorgeshow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Jorge Show<\/a>. Look out, Oprah, here comes Jorge!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21112\" style=\"width: 548px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/05\/what-wendy-wore-happy-hour-with-jorge\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21112\" class=\" wp-image-21112 \" alt=\"jorge1\" src=\"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/jorge1.jpg\" width=\"538\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/jorge1.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/jorge1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 538px) 100vw, 538px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jorge and his wimmins. Click for my original post.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jorge wanted his viewers to hear the truth about the fashion\/jewelry industries so we gave him some straight talk. I recommend that you watch the whole show, of course, but if you can&#8217;t stand the suspense, jump to minute 44 to view our segment first.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ge-tzJs6rLk\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Also, if you&#8217;re in New York on Tuesday, you can hear what I have to say in person and<em> sans<\/em> sunglasses during Fashion Group International&#8217;s first Rising Star Dialogues panel: &#8220;Roadmap to Owning Your Own Business.&#8221; The panel will be moderated by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.laforce-stevens.com\/our_people\" target=\"_blank\">public-relations powerhouse James LaForce<\/a> and the other participants are designer Tia Cibani, formerly of Ports 1961, now head of her own line; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wesgordon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wes Gordon<\/a>, one of <a href=\"http:\/\/fashionista.com\/2012\/04\/michelle-obama-looked-super-hot-in-wes-gordon-and-jeggings-at-the-nickelodeon-kids-choice-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\">Michelle Obama&#8217;s preferred designers<\/a>; and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.michellevale.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">handbag designer Michelle Vale<\/a>. The event takes place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at FGI&#8217;s headquarters on 8 W. 40th Street. Tickets are $15 for FGI members and $25 for non-members.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/fgi.org\/store\/page20.html\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last month, I wore my sunglasses at night &#8212; on a rainy night, no less &#8212; while my designing friend Stacy Lomman and I got drunk and taped an interview with Jorge Alvarado of Tampa Bay&#8217;s The Jorge Show. Look out, Oprah, here comes Jorge! 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