{"id":41,"date":"2007-08-08T08:38:00","date_gmt":"2007-08-08T15:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=41"},"modified":"2007-08-08T08:38:00","modified_gmt":"2007-08-08T15:38:00","slug":"big-bold-jewelry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/big-bold-jewelry\/","title":{"rendered":"Big, Bold Jewelry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gigicaron.com\/vivat_regina.asp?path=ring_clemence_white&#038;ministrip=0&amp;thumbstrip=0\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;\" src=\"http:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/_gTmdbGeiE-E\/Rrnj-m-vf9I\/AAAAAAAAAIA\/H6mjakORD2U\/s320\/clemence_rock+crystal.JPG\" alt=\"\" id=\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5096355118101528530\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>Well, I can only applaud <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jewelry-weblog.com\/50226711\/big_bold_jewelry_in_2008.php\">this trend<\/a>! I love big, bold pieces. But I confess that I, like many people, originally shied away from bold pieces, feeling like I couldn&#8217;t carry them off, that it would be &#8220;too much,&#8221; etc. However, once I wore one big piece, I liked the reaction so much that that&#8217;s what I started focusing on in my designs. Look at it this way: if you&#8217;re going to spend your hard-earned money, why not get the most bang for your buck with jewelry that stops traffic and starts conversation? Something teeny can be the equivalent of the LBD. Perfectly nice but unremarkable. Even if you&#8217;re a diamond-studs-little-black-dress type of gal, why not break the mold once in a while with a memorable print and big crystal ring? (Clemence ring &#8212; copyright 2007 Wendy Brandes.) <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, I can only applaud this trend! I love big, bold pieces. But I confess that I, like many people, originally shied away from bold pieces, feeling like I couldn&#8217;t carry them off, that it would be &#8220;too much,&#8221; etc. However, once I wore one big piece, I liked the reaction so much that that&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2007\/08\/big-bold-jewelry\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","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":[23,6],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-41","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-fashion-trends","7":"category-rings","8":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41","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=41"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}