The front-page story in WWD today is “Advertisers Go Social: Brand-Blogger Linkups Marketings’ New Rage.” Gorgeous blogger Jennine (of The Coveted and Independent Fashion Bloggers) is quoted extensively in the article. I’m glad the story highlighted Jennine’s “IFB Fair Compensation Manifesto” and her criticism of the Coach Poppy ad campaign, in which 334 bloggers were [...]
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I had a great time at my joint sample sale with my designing friend Zang Toi today. All my peeps stopped by. Gorgeous blogger Pamela of Market Publique treated herself to an asterisk ring. My gorgeous friend Elizabeth was all like, “OMG!” Gorgeous blogger Tina of The Occasional Cook is a big True Blood fan [...]
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Drag yourself away from playing that addictive Bejeweled game and get bejeweled for real, and for less. Today many of my jewelry designs are on sale on my website. Check it out. Tomorrow, I’ll be at Zang Toi’s studio having my last summer sale. If you’re in New York, stop by. You’ll also get to [...]
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Due to popular demand, I’ve created two new swear-ring sets. The “OMG” and “LOLZ” rings are August’s Jewels of the Month and you can pre-order them for fall delivery now. Just like my original “F@#!” swear rings and their asterisk sidekick, the new rings are solid sterling silver — these aren’t bubblegum-machine rings that are [...]
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I’ve got the 1984 song “Big in Japan” by Alphaville stuck in my head. Before it was a song, “big in Japan” was a mocking description of rock bands that weren’t successful at home in the U.S. or U.K., but were popular in Japan. The Japanese fans were considered a poor consolation prize. Personally, I’d [...]
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Gorgeous blogger Julia, the Thanksgiving Girl, has achieved two Wendy Brandes Jewelry firsts. She’s my first customer in Russia AND she’s the first to get the gold-plated version of my swear rings. Gold-plated means that these are the normal silver swear rings with a thin layer of yellow gold on top. The plated rings are [...]
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I was going to save my newest ring design for April’s Jewel of the Month post but I can’t stand the suspense. Here is my first addition to the Wendy Brandes swear rings set: the sterling silver asterisk ring. You can buy it right from this blog post. paypal-item-507- If you already have the four-ring [...]
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Gorgeous singer VV Brown is wearing the Wendy Brandes swear rings on pages 72 and 73 of the March 2010 issue of SPIN Magazine! Here’s page 72. VV and I must be soulmates because she’s wearing a version of the hairdo I wore last October. You can check out page 73 on my Facebook fan [...]
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Before I write about my New York Fashion Week adventures, I’m going to tell you what I think came out of my ethics panel at Monday’s Independent Fashion Bloggers Evolving Influence conference. I don’t believe there’s a single code of ethics that can cover all fashion blogs right now. The issues a fashion-news blog faces [...]
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I’ve got an offer for you single peeps who want to say F@#! Valentine’s Day! From now through February 14, you can get free shipping on your purchase of Wendy Brandes swear rings. Just enter VALENTINE at checkout. Click the photo to shop! Don’t forget my Valentine’s Day sale. The virtual pre-sale is February 9. [...]
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