Wendy Brandes Jewelry Blog

More F@#!-ing Fun With Topshop

WendyB — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 10:57:03 +0000

Remember my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes sterling-silver swear rings, which I started selling in 2008? Remember how Topshop recently created a “Punctuation Ring Pack”? After a whole lot of you took to Twitter to comment on the Topshop’s design’s similarity to my rings — and my PR person placed a call to Topshop — Topshop [...]

Love Letters: On My Nails and in the Sand

WendyB — Thu, 31 May 2012 19:29:06 +0000

My latest Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Polish Strips design — applied by celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival — is called “Love Letter.” In this photo, I’m wearing it with my Hathor swivel-ring design, turquoise side up. The turquoise center of the ring flips over to reveal carnelian on the other side. Two rings in one! [...]

Christopher Kane Brings Me Back to Childhood

WendyB — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:30:14 +0000

When I was a kid, I had some see-through toys with multi-colored goop inside them. The goop could be swirled into pretty patterns. That must be why this gel-filled PVC clutch by Christopher Kane speaks to me. This purse could be just what I need to entertain myself during less-than-scintillating dinner parties. And that thought [...]

What Wendy Wore: Black Halo Five-Peat

WendyB — Tue, 29 May 2012 16:00:40 +0000

Like Marcel the Shell’s sister Marissa, I’m traveling. While packing for the trip, I thought I might need to wear something besides a black t-shirt, so I grabbed my disco-y Black Halo top. During the 36 hours I spent in Los Angeles — we made a pit stop there to visit MrB’s grandsons — I [...]

Beauty Shoot With Wendy Brandes Rings

WendyB — Tue, 29 May 2012 03:28:02 +0000

Celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival did a beauty shoot with fabulous photographer Anthony Friend, and a couple of my rings participated. I’m crazy about this photo of the model wearing my Clemence (18K gold with black spinel) and Nuit (sterling silver with 33-carat blue topaz) rings. The Clemence ring is available exclusively at Max & Chloe. [...]

Great Minds Think Alike: Silver Wedges by Prada & Louboutin

WendyB — Sat, 26 May 2012 19:15:10 +0000

When I wore my silver Prada wedges to Milan Fashion Week in 2007, the shoes were already a couple of years old, so I was amused by all the photographers taking pictures of them. I thought it would be hilarious if that style appeared on someone’s runway the following season thanks to all the publicity. [...]

What’s My Style? BarbaraB Responds and Then Some.

WendyB — Thu, 24 May 2012 18:25:09 +0000

If you’re involved in fashion in any way — blogger, designer, magazine editor — people often ask you to describe your personal style. I have a tough time answering that question. I don’t have one of those colorful, yet confusing, descriptions that all the real fashionistas seem to have on the tips of their tongues: [...]

A Little Bit of Disco from Ports 1961

WendyB — Wed, 23 May 2012 21:48:34 +0000

This Ports 1961 dress caught my eye as I flipped through W magazine’s June trends supplement, so I thought I’d share. I like the combination of the disco-ball top and the less disco-y bottom. Perfect for those times when a full-on sequin dress would be too much! ©2012 Wendy Brandes Jewelry Blog. All Rights Reserved..Share [...]

Casting Call for Bloggers Wearing Wedge Sneakers

WendyB — Tue, 22 May 2012 04:01:40 +0000

I’ve been looking for a pair of high-wedge sneakers for years. I tried on these sunny See by Chloe sneakers in 2009, but they didn’t fit. In 2010, I pondered this pair by Ash Shoes, but I wasn’t sure I loved them as much as the Chloes. I wound up with a pair of silver-sequin, [...]

Michael Kors’s Sleek Winning Streak Continues

WendyB — Mon, 21 May 2012 15:30:36 +0000

I’ve been hyp-mo-tized by the streamlined neon dresses in Michael Kors’s Resort 2012 collection, especially this pink gown. I like that sleek silhouette so much that I couldn’t help ogling this similarly cut Kors dress on Bergdorf Goodman’s website even though I try to avoid wearing black for evening. It’s so good that if someone [...]