{"id":46454,"date":"2021-06-10T16:38:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T20:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=46454"},"modified":"2021-06-10T16:44:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T20:44:36","slug":"wendy-brandes-jewelry-in-story-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/wendy-brandes-jewelry-in-story-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Wendy Brandes Jewelry in Story Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2021\/05\/jewels-of-the-month-tolula-in-a-tiara-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In my previous post<\/a>, I thanked stylist and fashion journalist Marian Kwei for putting my Queen of Scots tiara on model\/DJ Tolula Adeyemi for an Oscar party AND writing it all up for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruestory.co.uk\/features\/t4vum9anxg9q9zkhjfqjk59guraqtw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Story Magazine<\/a>. Marian is a full-service operation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruestory.co.uk\/features\/t4vum9anxg9q9zkhjfqjk59guraqtw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"498\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/mariantolula.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46455\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/mariantolula.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/mariantolula-300x63.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>From Marian&#8217;s article on Tolula&#8217;s lewk. Click for full story.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>After the Oscars, Marian did so much more for me and turned my jewelry into the cover story of Story Magazine&#8217;s Luxury  Issue. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruestory.co.uk\/features\/0v1drnwb8jiojer7oeyufj4ya8c758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"286\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/marianstory.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/marianstory.jpg 286w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/marianstory-134x300.jpg 134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>So honored! Click for the full feature.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For this feature, Marian asked me to pick my eight favorite designs and tell her a little about each one. I was stumped at first. That&#8217;s like choosing eight favorite children from a couple of hundred: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conserveturtles.org\/information-sea-turtles-frequently-asked-questions\/#:~:text=On%20average%2C%20sea%20turtles%20lay,200%20eggs%20in%20a%20nest.&amp;text=4.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">I&#8217;m like a sea turtle!<\/a> I have a lot of offspring! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/fashion\/la-ig-sea-creatures-pg-photogallery.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"546\" height=\"796\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tortoise.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tortoise.jpeg 546w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tortoise-206x300.jpeg 206w, https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/tortoise-300x437.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 546px) 100vw, 546px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>The sea turtle reference above reminded me that the L.A. Times featured my now-discontinued tortoise locket in 2014.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I decided to concentrate on jewelry that is currently available for purchase on my <a href=\"https:\/\/store.wendybrandes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1stdibs.com\/dealers\/wendy-brandes-jewelry\/?search=wendy%20brandes%20jewelry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">1stdibs<\/a>, rather than discontinued designs or one-of-a-kind custom work. Any and all jewelry that&#8217;s not for sale works some kind of magic on people, making them want THAT PIECE and nothing BUT that piece. Like, I&#8217;m sure I will now get requests for the discontinued tortoise locket pictured in this post.  Anyway, for Marian, I leaned towards some of my most intricate pieces &#8212; the ones that usually elicit a surprised laugh when people realize just how many tiny details are there. I&#8217;ve always liked the combination of story-telling, luxury, and humor. And I chose a couple of bold statement pieces for good measure.  If you want to take a couple of guesses before you check out the story, let me know in the comments how many you got right, and what you think I left out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruestory.co.uk\/features\/0v1drnwb8jiojer7oeyufj4ya8c758\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT MY TOP 8 ON STORY MAGAZINE!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, the photos? How stunning do they look? Thanks again to Marian for giving me all that space.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my previous post, I thanked stylist and fashion journalist Marian Kwei for putting my Queen of Scots tiara on model\/DJ Tolula Adeyemi for an Oscar party AND writing it all up for Story Magazine. Marian is a full-service operation! After the Oscars, Marian did so much more for me and turned my jewelry into&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/wendy-brandes-jewelry-in-story-magazine\/\">Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":46459,"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":[345,719,87,44,43,13,16,145],"tags":[2489,2487],"class_list":{"0":"post-46454","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-interview","8":"category-jewelry","9":"category-jewelry-designer","10":"category-lockets","11":"category-my-designs","12":"category-necklaces","13":"category-press","14":"category-silver","15":"tag-favorite-jewelry","16":"tag-marian-kwei","17":"entry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46454","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=46454"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":46462,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46454\/revisions\/46462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/46459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46454"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46454"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}