Superstar hairstylist Julie Matos of the Riccardo Maggiore Salon and I first bonded over our love of the ’80s club/music/fashion scene. Julie’s ’80s-radar went on full alert last month when, while in a Walgreens, she noticed a statuesque, glammed-up blonde. Julie stalked the blonde all over the store till they ended up in the cashier’s…
Archives for January 2011
Grease Is the Word
Every time I come across Grease on TV, I have to watch it. I enjoy every second of it … the songs, skinny John Travolta, the Pink Ladies, the cigarettes that the bad kids smoke. Back when it was first released (yes, I was alive then), I wanted to be bad-ass like Rizzo (Stockard Channing)…
Questions, Comments, Fingers, Rings and Manicures
While I was finishing up my recent blog redesign, I invited people to ask me questions for the new FAQ page. I couldn’t come up with short and sweet, FAQ-style answers to all of them, especially the ones about comments. I’ve received nearly 41,000 comments since I started this blog in 2007, so when Stacy…
Introducing the New Website
I’ve relaunched my website to match my new-look blog. I’m still working out a few kinks — particularly with the sale section — but take a look around anyway. The part I’m most proud of is the audience participation on the product pages. Various pieces of jewelry are illustrated with photos taken by and of…
I’m an FGI Rising Star Award Finalist
I never imagined I’d be able to outdo my recent Drysdale Awards, so I’m beyond thrilled to say I’m a finalist in the fine jewelry category of Fashion Group International’s Rising Star Awards for emerging talent! The list of all the categories and nominees is in WWD today. FGI is a nonprofit organization that helps…
Brave New Blog
Hopefully all of you are now seeing my new blog design. If you see anything that’s not working the way it should be, holla at me at wbjewelry at hotmail dot com so I can fix it. My thanks to the three ladies who worked so hard on this: Credits New brand logo … Queen…
Ever Think You Need More Backbone?
Alexander McQueen has the perfect dress for you!
Meet Photographers Louviere + Vanessa
The only thing better than a gracious note from a gorgeous client is a gracious note with photos attached. New Orleans-based Jeff Louviere recently emailed me these two pictures of his wife Vanessa wearing my Isabella Wolf-Fang necklace while cavorting with their rescued German shepherds. The photos were so intriguing that I had to ask…
What Wendy Wore: Desert Pose
I took a quick trip to Phoenix over the weekend. Thinking of Lexie, the gorgeous blogger who requested casual pictures, I posed with the local flora in the leopard-print Betsey Johnson jacket I’ve had since the early ’90s. Here’s the jacket in 1994. And here’s the jacket now. These days, I wear it with pants…
Anti-Minimalism
A couple of months ago, I wrote down a quote that supposedly came from Wallis Simpson: “Choose a rainbow, not a uniform.” It seemed very appropriate because, at the time, I was admiring these cheerful Swedish Hasbeen boots. Now there are Swedish Hasbeen boots that are even more rainbow-y. I felt like the rainbow quote…