In the spirit of “April showers bring May flowers,” the Jewel of the Month is the poppy ring I created for my designing friend Zang Toi’s 2007 spring runway show. I also designed a matching bracelet, choker and giant belt buckle — all in gold-plated silver. With Zang’s approval, I wore the ring myself with…
Archives for May 2011
What Wendy Wore: Ceil Chapman for Sunday Brunch
This vintage Ceil Chapman dress is very delicate, so I rarely wear it. I think yesterday’s brunch was the dress’s first outing since 2008. I was relieved that none of the seams opened this time. (In case they did, I had a tiny sewing kit in my purse.) What Wendy Wore Dress: Silk Ceil Chapman…
Vintage Pick of the Day: Jean-Louis Scherrer Suit
A gorgeous blogger sent me a link to this vintage suit by Jean-Louis Scherrer ages ago, and suddenly the page is popping up in my browser all the time. I take that as a sign that the suit desperately wants to appear on my blog. The ruffle at the bottom kills me! I remember Scherrer…
Mariah Carey’s Push Present: Twin Nameplate Necklace
I’m a great believer in the “push present” for women who have just had babies. It doesn’t matter if you’ve given birth or adopted. All big occasions should be celebrated with jewelry, and becoming a mother is pretty damn big. Check out my website or contact me to discuss a custom design. You can read…
Mondrian Manicure and Minx
The squares and dots of my latest manicure by celebrity manicurist Tracylee Percival remind me of Piet Mondrian‘s Broadway Boogie Woogie. My obsession with chartreuse has now extended to my toes. While I was trying to take a picture of my metallic, chartreuse Minx pedicure, Henry the dog photobombed my feet, clearly begging for some…
The Bitchtastic Guide to Business™: Fame Doesn’t Equal Fortune
Recently, I met with gorgeous blogger Kate of The Styley. Kate launched The Styley in March and was looking for some blogging tips. Like a lot of other new bloggers, she wondered if it made sense to start a blog now, when there are so many big bloggers already out there. In our discussion, I…
Rihanna Needs WendyB (and Ruby Nips) in Her Life
I am so into the Rapunzel-length braid that Rihanna has been wearing lately. She worked the look at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute gala in New York last week and again in Paris on Sunday. I also loved her recent Rolling Stone cover. Maybe her red hair is making me think of red…
For Bloggers Only … A Word About Comment Signatures
When I started blogging in 2007, newbies who put links to their blogs in the text of their comments were quickly corrected. I’m talking about this type of “Click me!” plea: “Wow! I love that outfit! http://wendybrandes.com/blog“ More experienced bloggers politely told the newbies that they didn’t need to include their URLs — or sign…
What Wendy Wore: Flower Feet for Mother’s Day
For Mother’s Day brunch, I needed to dress to impress — after all, my mom is a style icon! So I wore a chartreuse Yves Saint Laurent skirt that I got between 2002 and 2005, during my chartreuse-skirt period. That era was exactly like Picasso’s blue period, except without all the groundbreaking art. We had…
Great Minds Think Alike … About Checkered Sunglasses
Here I am wearing vintage sunglasses in May 2010. And here’s gorgeous blogger Ann of Annimal House this year. I’ve been enjoying Ann’s photos of her amazing vintage wardrobe for a couple of months now, but I had no idea that my checkered shades had helped inspire her blog! Now Ann and I have to…