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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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
I didn’t get a chance to post about it during Fashion Week, but I was very excited to be mentioned in the February 10, 2011, issue of The Daily, the must-read magazine handed out at the fashion shows. A Daily reporter asked me for my opinion of WikiLeaks back in January at the Fashion Group [...]
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Friday, January 14, 2011
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 [...]
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Thursday, December 2, 2010
In October, I went to a Food & Wine Magazine “New Year’s Eve dinner party” shoot at my designing friend Zang Toi’s house. The other guests were White House executive pastry chef Bill Yosses; models Deborah Fenker and Ling Tan; and the lovely Cecilia who, like me, is neither a model nor a famous chef. [...]
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Friday, October 22, 2010
Run to your nearest newsstand and buy the November 2010 issue of InStyle with Rachel McAdams on the cover, because my Clemence ring in 18K gold and rock crystal is on page 315! Thanks for including me, InStyle peeps! Here’s a close-up. Thanks also go out to Belle de Ville for being the first person [...]
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