In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, April 9: Talking about the generation gap in jewelry manufacturing. Tuesday, April 10: I put together a playlist of my fashion-related videos to celebrate my YouTube channel’s first anniversary. Wednesday, April 11: I recently reorganized my jewelry line into collections focused…
Business
A Long and Shady Business Story, Part 1
The Coachella music festival starts tomorrow in Indio, Calif. I’m excited to go for the third year in a row. At the same time, I’m dreading it a little, because I know I will be spending about 10 hours standing in the sun, cheek-by-jowl with kids as young as 13, in order to secure a…
Wednesday’s Video: Wendy Brandes Platinum
Last week, I introduced the first two videos in a series about my new Wendy Brandes Gold, Wendy Brandes Platinum, and Wendy Brandes Silver collections. I’m adding to those with this week’s featured YouTube video about my platinum collection. If you prefer watching/hearing me talk about platinum while I’m outside, you can check out this…
Last Chance: Get Your Gold Conference VIP Code!
Here’s a reminder for you: I’ll be speaking on two panels at annual gold conference hosted by Initiatives in Art and Culture, which is taking place this Thursday, April 12, and Friday, April 13, in New York City. Use my VIP code — WENDYB — to get a discount when you buy your tickets through…
Wednesday’s Video: VIP Code for Gold Conference
Last April, I had a great time at the annual gold conference hosted by Initiatives in Art and Culture, where I participated in a panel about story-telling through jewelry. Telling stories with @stevequickjeweler @trace.shelton @wendybrandes @bambee395 and @OrinMazzoni with @andreamhill moderating at the Gold Conference in NYC. @initiativesinartandculture. #iacgold7 #iacgold #goldconference17 #goldconference #jewelrypeople #nyc #tellstories…
Because Nothing – NOTHING! – Can Be Easy
Poodle must have yapped to the rest of teh Internets after my post yesterday, because the scary security warning that appeared on my redesigned website when viewed on Poodle’s Chrome browser has now spread to other browsers. Catch up on what happened yesterday! Like I said, I’ve had a standard SSL security certificate for over…
Throwback Thursday: Eryn Wearing Something Borrowed
My right-hand woman Eryn got engaged in this February and married in September. I previously mentioned that Eryn had her eyes on my opal lariat necklace for her big “something borrowed” jewelry, but wound up selecting a different design. Here’s a belated photo of her mom helping her with my one-of-a-kind Selene moonstone necklace. When…
New Collection: ANZA PURE by Wendy Brandes
I’m excited and honored to announce my new collection for ANZA Gems: ANZA PURE! Click through the three slides below to see the first styles: asymmetric dangle earrings, single stud earrings, and a necklace — all created with glowing pink spinel and electrifying green garnet. A post shared by idazzle (@idazzle) on Dec 20, 2017…
Cyber Monday: Buy! Buy! Buy! Give! Give! Give!
This is actual footage of me emerging from the Internet rabbit hole I fell down last night while looking up the origins of the term “Cyber Monday.” via GIPHY It was easy enough to find out that Ellen Davis — a young executive at the National Retail Federation trade association — coined the term “Cyber…
Recommended Reading: Fine Jewelry in the News
There were two good articles about fine jewelry in consumer-oriented publications recently. I’m excited because it’s relatively rare to find interesting stories about my industry outside the trade press. Laurie Brookins’s article in the September 20 issue of The Hollywood Reporter was called “Hollywood’s Pay-to-Wear Jewelry Wars” (in the print edition). This is far from…