Friday, October 14, 2011
Where is the year going? October is flying by and my mind is still in July. I’m certainly not ready for November. But the arrival of the November issue of ELLE with Jennifer Aniston on the cover is okay with me, because my 18K gold and diamond Virginia Woolf Whistle necklace is prominently featured on [...]
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Friday, September 30, 2011
A reporter from Japanese newspaper the Yomiuri Shimbun attended the Independent Fashion Bloggers conference on September 7 and did a story about people wearing prints. My Lego-print Castelbajac dress caught her eye, so I’m in the story, along with some other gorgeous bloggers. And here’s the online version. Mami, the reporter, asked me why prints [...]
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Friday, August 19, 2011
I’m thrilled that my turquoise-and-carnelian Hathor swivel ring appears — carnelian side up — on page 401 of September’s issue of W Magazine. Thanks, W peeps! For more information on the Hathor ring, as well as lots of photos of the ring and matching earrings, read my November 2010 Jewel of the Month blog post.
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Two pairs of my earrings — the Mignonette and the Double Sun — have been featured in the regional fall/winter issues of Brides magazine. Thanks, Brides peeps!
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Friday, July 1, 2011
Are you #addictedtoTwitter? Show your love by wearing my sterling-silver hashtag ring. Originally, the hashtag ring was only available as part of my four-ring swear-ring set, but due to popular demand, I’ve given it a solo role. (Don’t forget to follow me on Twitter at @WendyBrandes.) The swear-ring set previously led to two other designs: [...]
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Friday, June 17, 2011
Get ready to run to the nearest newsstand to snatch up W Magazine‘s July issue with Beyonce on the cover. Superstar stylist George Cortina, who did the rock-icon-inspired “Hit Parade” story, dressed model Joan Smalls as Prince in a Balmain jacket and … my Matilda sword earrings. Woot! Thanks, George! Here’s my own photo of [...]
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Monday, March 28, 2011
Eilene Zimmerman interviewed me about the jewelry biz for the latest issue of Crain’s New York Business. You can read the story here and leave Eilene a nice comment. The delightful Buck Ennis took my picture for the article. I’m not very comfortable in front of the camera unless I’m doing the WendyB pose, so [...]
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Monday, March 21, 2011
I am thrilled to see my Clemence necklace featured in the April issue of InStyle! (Thank you, InStyle contributing editor Marion Fasel!) My piece is the black and white necklace on the right side of the page below. Clemence (1293 – 1328) was the second wife of King Louis X of France. In the historical [...]
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Friday, March 11, 2011
The silver in this manicure is so shiny that I couldn’t get a picture that didn’t include my reflection! That’s the dark spot you see on two of the nails. Minx manicure applied by Tracylee Percival Snakeskin clutch by Lulu Guinness In addition to a new manicure, I have a version of my recent post [...]
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Friday, March 4, 2011
Gorgeous stylist Nicole Young gave me a thrill on Tuesday when she used the black swan version of my Cleves ring in an NY PIX Morning News segment on “Stunning Oscar Trends for Less.” The ring was part of the Natalie Portman look, of course. And the Halle Berry look featured my giant butterfly ring. [...]
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