Thursday, August 6, 2009
I’m finally starting to see the results of my plan to take over the world: two hot celebrities are wearing WendyB-approved items this week.
The first is Alexa Chung, the MTV It Girl who makes all the fashion bloggers’ hearts go pitter patter. She’s wearing the Matilda sword necklace from my jewelry line on page 79 of the September 2009 issue of Marie Claire. Woot! Marie Claire kindly put this feature online. Click the photo to see the whole thing.
Alexa Chung, courtesy of Marie Claire
If you haven’t read my Book Club posts on Empress Matilda, the inspiration for the necklace and one of my all-time favorite royal ladies, here they are.
(Yes, yes, the Book Club posts will return. I’m working on it. I swear.)
Thanks to the gorgeous bloggers who posted about the Marie Claire credit, including Susanna, Jillian and Geri. If I haven’t mentioned you, it’s because I haven’t seen it yet! Holla at me and let me know.
The second celebrity is my personal friend Jen Weitzman, who wrote about the Francis dress I helped her pick out.*
Heeeeere's Jen!
Jen doesn’t have a TV show, but all of my friends and clients are gorgeous A-list celebrities to me, and I will cut a bitch who dares to say otherwise. I’ve got a Matilda sword necklace and I’m not afraid to use it.
*On my now-defunct Francis blog.
Jen is an MTV It Girl to me! Congrats on both hot tamales!
Congratulations. You must be very proud
Twitter: shebreathes
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I likes, very nice indeed, congrats darlin’! And thank you for today on twitter
PS: I love your anti-spam words, I got “juana” totally loves it!
I already love Marie Claire, but if Wendy B is now in it I love them 10x more! =)
Nicely done!
OOOH! Nice feature. Congrats again. Too bad her show on mtv is annoying and boring.
MUAHAHAHAHA!!! Phase two of the plan is nearly complete!!
*tenting fingers*
Oh? You didn’t know I was your self-appointed world take over plan commentary person? With a mad scientist voice?
Of course you did. =D
Congrats, this is awesome!~!!
xxx,
Tiffany
The anti-spam word is darling. A fine word but faintly descriptive of these two WendyB-approved items. A more fitting word, in my estimation, outtasight!
I crush Alexa Chung. Does that make me unoriginal? She seems like a lovely girl. And even lovelier now that she’s been spotted in WendyB!
That sword necklace is crazy.
Congratulations WendyB, and all I can say is:
WATCH OUT WORLD FABULOUS WENDYB IS TAKING OVER !!!!
Congratulations – I feel really happy for you – the necklace is stunning, I can’t believe it has a removable scabbard
I got hamlet as my anti spam word – surely it should have been Macbeth is that a dagger I see before me!
Brilliant a full frontal!
WOOOOOOT Wendy! You work so stinkin hard, it’s nice to see other people notice! you are an amazing designer!!! thanks for making pretty shiny things, I love them!
Congratulations Honey!
XoXo
very nice!
That’s so awesome, congrats!
Hi there!! Congratulations on some very well deserved recognition, hope it carries on!!!
Ooh congratulations on the Marie Claire feature! And your friend Jen looks amazing in that dress!
Congrats! That’s a wicked necklace!
You totally deserve the attention! I am currently saving up for your bat necklace
i said it before and i’ll say it again… .just lovely.
Love your jewelry designs! Wish I could own that Matilda sword necklace, the gold Boleyn necklace and some amethyst rings!
Now you gotta get her to TRY to wear it on a plane and get told off by security – and get even more people to see what a brillant and gorgeous piece it is.
xx
congrats on more recognition! That Matilda necklace is just stunning!
After work I’m going to read those links to Matilda. I just love British history and how it unfolded. I also finished last month a series of books on the War of the Roses – The Sunne in Splendour by Sharon Kay Penman (I only have 3 of them)
Oh my god, this is so exciting! Your necklace is so eye-catching in that first photo, I barely even noticed the person wearing it! And the fact that you got THE Jen Weitzman into a Francis dress? Priceless! She looks simply amazing!
Twitter: sallymcgraw
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I have no idea who Alexa Chung is, but if she’s wearing WendyB, I’m inclined to adore her.
i love all your jewelry!!! the “B” necklace is amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
XOXO
Awesome! you really have talent.
How very cool
PS – My anti-spam word is dagger. Fabulous!
I saw this photo of Alexa this morning and I love the dagger necklace. Congrats!
Also, thanks for checking out my blog
yay!! i love alexa chung – and she’s certainly rocking the wendyb necklace like only she can! another piece to add to my wishlist…:D
I need that necklace. And not just because Alexa Chung is wearing it. What a divine creation!
Oh congratulations!!! I love that sword necklace, it’s fabulous!
W: When your stuff appears in mags do they call you to advise? Or are you as shocked as everyone else when you see it / blogger informs you? Also, when you see photos (of bloggers or celebrities) wearing your stuff, do you instantly recognize it (like it’s one of your babies)? Jewels are so little in the scheme of a big busy photo, yes? (I mean not huge like a dress or jacket). Just wondering if it ever escapes you or if you have an eagle eye about all jewels in photos. Must be so incredible to see your own designs on others. Those Marie Claire peeps love you!
PS: I should mention that while most jewels are tiny in the scheme of a big photo – that necklace really does seem to be holding its own!
(And I just got “believe!” Ha. It’s the exclamation mark that makes it.
Twitter: WendyBrandes
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K-Line, since I now personally send the pieces to magazines for shoots, I can follow up with the editors and sometimes find out before the feature runs. Usually there are hints before the editorial is absolutely final — like if they’re asking for more information about the materials/price — though you can’t count on anything until the pages ship. (BTW, a store used to send pieces out for me and I never knew where stuff was going, couldn’t follow up, plus the store at least once stole my credit, thank you very much.) The kind of picture I hope for most is always a big product shot because it’s hard to see jewelry on a model. I was lucky with this Alexa photo. I have a credit in Oprah’s magazine this month also (I’ll scan the picture) but I couldn’t tell what piece was in the shot myself at first. Still very happy for the credit but as you say, jewelry is small.
Congrats from the Tina Tang crew on an AMAZING placement in Marie Claire!
Ahh–cadbury is my word.
Your necklace looks great on AC–and like K.Line, I love its high visibility!
Side note: am so getting my hair bobbed like Miss A’s.
Proud of you girlfriend!
Hope it’s going to be on Oprah’s fave things next!
Congratulations! How exciting to be getting this kind of coverage… definitely seeing world domination in your future!
Twitter: BonBonRoseGirls
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That’s awesome! I’m still pushin’ for that Wendy B push present!
This is fantastic! Congrats! I’m going to buy the magazine to see it ‘in the flesh’ xxxxxxx
oh wow, and I do love that sword necklace!
Twitter: couturecarrie
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Fabulous, darling! I hope to invest in each of these fab designers someday
xoxox,
CC
Another reason to hate insanely popular, cool, stylish, thin and beautiful Ms. Chung: she is wearing my favourite WendyB necklace.
Can I go cry in a corner now?
Congrats! That sword necklace is really an amazing piece.
Congrats! The necklace looks great on Alexa Chung! I’m loving the print on the Francis dress as well.
Congratulations! What a couple of great photos. I’m really happy for you, Wendy!
Thanks for reading my blog, I’ve always thought your jewelry was gorgeous!