{"id":21730,"date":"2013-08-01T17:08:28","date_gmt":"2013-08-01T21:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=21730"},"modified":"2013-10-23T02:43:28","modified_gmt":"2013-10-23T06:43:28","slug":"jewel-of-the-month-twerk-it-in-my-twerk-necklace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/jewel-of-the-month-twerk-it-in-my-twerk-necklace\/","title":{"rendered":"Jewel of the Month: Twerk It in My Twerk Necklace"},"content":{"rendered":"

My signature, 18K gold jewelry line — simply called Wendy Brandes — is inspired by women’s history<\/a>, but my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes<\/a> diffusion line<\/a> is inspired by pop culture, especially social media. Do you want to know how I decide when it’s the right time to immortalize a word or acronym in jewelry form? When the word\/acronym is used SO MUCH online that it makes me want to slap the face off the next person who uses it. Because I can’t reach through the computer screen and do that, I turn the despised word\/acronym into something I can love … or, at least, love to hate. That’s what I did with my SMH ring set<\/a> last year.<\/p>\n

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Don’t know what this means? Click to find out.<\/p><\/div>\n

The word “twerk<\/a>” — referring to an ass-shaking dance<\/a> — isn’t new. It’s been around since the early ’90s (DJ Jubilee of New Orleans might have been the first to say it on record<\/a>. Do read this fascinating 2000 New York Times story<\/a> about Jubilee’s life as a musical trendsetter and special-ed teacher.) But in the past year and a half, it’s blown up. Here are a few key twerking moments:<\/p>\n