Our friends Dick and Janice got married Sunday in a lovely ceremony. They read Rumi and Shakespeare to each other, causing me to jab MrB in his side and hiss, “You didn’t read any poetry to me.” Janice looked so glamorous. I was amazed to learn she was wearing J. Crew from head to toe: a…
gorgeous friends
Jewel of the Month: Heart-Shaped-Diamond Ring
December’s Jewel of the Month had two inspirations. I first blogged about it in October, when I mentioned that I was working on a ring that was partly a tribute to this photo of Yoko Ono. This issue of Rolling Stone came out in October 1981. I was always attracted to the solemnity of this…
What Wendy Wore: Committee to Protect Journalists Awards
An event that is near and dear to my heart took place last Tuesday: the annual International Press Freedom Awards Dinner for the Committee to Protect Journalists. The dinner honors journalists from around the world who risk their lives to report from war zones and in defiance of brutal regimes. MrB is coming to the…
Strike Up the (Wedding) Bands for Jen and Kevin
My gorgeous friends Jen and Kevin are getting married today! I’m so excited for them. I had the pleasure of creating their custom wedding bands. Jen requested something wider than the typical band, and Kevin wanted a Celtic/tribal feel. I was happy that they each chose a design that suits their individual style. Some couples…
Scenes From a Sample Sale
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…
I Am Amused
Here are a few things I’ve heard recently from friends and one brand-new acquaintance that made me laugh. “Don’t sign too many autographs, Paul. It cheapens them.” — said to MrB by our handsome friend Barney. “I’m going to retweet the hell out of this!” — comedian Baratunde Thurston. “I got this dress at a…
Quatorze Juillet
Yesterday was our second Bastille Day in Paris. Of course, I shouldn’t say “Bastille Day,” as an asshat called “Carlux” ranted on a Fodor’s forum last year: “Once again, THERE IS NO BASTILLE DAY IN FRANCE. When you are here no one will recognise the phrase Bastille Day. It’s an Anglo Saxon invention. In France…
July 12 Activities and Outfit — in Verse
A play I saw in London was in rhyme So you get an iambic post this time. La Bête employs Hyde Pierce of Frasier fame And Lumley who from Ab Fab earned acclaim. I can’t list every cast member right now — I tossed the program after final bow. At least I do recall the…
What Wendy Wore: Going Gaga From the Heat
I’m going to see Lady Gaga at Madison Square Garden tonight and I’ve been working on a look to top the outfit I wore to the January Gaga concert. Here is a peek at the makeup. More and better pictures to come after the show! UPDATED, POST-CONCERT AND EXHAUSTED: My look was “disco-ball Marie Antoinette.”…
On the Town: Ting Tings & Richard Prince T-Shirts
I’ve been so busy with Sex and the City 2 that I didn’t get to share some pictures from a great Ting Tings concert a couple of weeks ago. The show was part of a series of free concerts sponsored by Microsoft’s new line of KIN “social phones.” “Social phones” sound to me like phones…