I’ve been tempted all day to say something world-weary about Giving Tuesday — the way it’s supposed to absolve us of the shopping sins of Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday yadda yadda — but there are so many good causes getting attention that I had to go all Moonstruck (mentally) on my jaded ass. Cher…
Good Causes
What Wendy Wore: International Press Freedom Awards ’18
Two outfit posts in a row — it’s like the glory days of fashion blogging! Here’s what I wore to tonight’s International Press Freedom Awards dinner, a fundraiser for the Committee to Protect Journalists. What Wendy Wore Dress: Vintage Scaasi (my final purchase from Allan & Suzi in 2017) Unseen shoes: Prada (possibly 2004, previously…
Register to Vote, Or I’ll Tell Madonna
Yesterday, I was talking about what you could do to get out the vote. Today is National Voter Registration Day, so it’s a good time to confirm that you yourself are all set to vote on November 6. Vote411.org is a great all-around voting website created by the League of Women Voters. You can use…
Sign of the Future: March for Our Lives
My industrious friend Victoria — who serves on the executive committee of my Indivisible resistance chapter with me — made three different signs for today’s massive anti-gun-violence March for Our Lives. I got a big kick out of this tribute to Parkland shooting survivor and outspoken activist Emma González. We marched in New York City,…
ANZA PURE Designs Heading Off to Their New Homes
I’m happy to see that one necklace and two pairs of earrings from the ANZA PURE x Wendy Brandes collection are heading off to their new homes! These ANZA PURE pieces by @wendybrandesjewelry just sold—we’re getting them ready to go to their new homes, and planning more! #oneofakind #givesback #roughgems #puregems #anzapure #spinel #mahengespinel #garnet…
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…
My Extra-Special Black Friday Deal Begins!
The extra-special Black Friday deal that I announced earlier this week has officially begun! As I said, if you shop my website now through next Tuesday, you will get ZERO percent off. via GIPHY However, for every item purchased for $800 or more, half of the retail price will be donated to one of three…
My Extra-Special Black Friday Deal
There are so many shopping “holidays” after Thanksgiving now! We’ve got Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and (to make amends for all that shopping) Giving Tuesday. It’s all “buy buy buy” followed by a little “give give give.” Kind of overwhelming, no? That’s why I’ve decided to mash a bunch of those themes…
Help Puerto Rico and Mexico
This has been a brutal hurricane season. Hurricane Harvey hit Texas hard and Irma basically destroyed several Caribbean islands. Now Maria has devastated Puerto Rico: It’s possible that the power will be out for months. In addition to the Puerto Ricans suffering through this, there are people on the island who are doubly traumatized because,…