As far as I’m concerned, it’s always the right time for skull jewelry. But the lead-up to Halloween is a great time to get something new, no? I only have one of these petite 18K yellow gold skulls with ruby eyes in stock. Get it here! I own the matching ring, so if you get…
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Wednesday’s Video: Hashtag Your Life!
There’s one last set of swear rings still available in gold-plated sterling silver! Email me at info at wendybrandes dot com to get it. After that, there won’t be any full swear ring sets because I literally have no “F’s” to give or sell … but I will still have a few hashtag, “at sign,”…
What Wendy Wore: Bendel’s Ruffles for an Ear Piercing
When I was writing yesterday’s post about the closing of retailer Henri Bendel, I couldn’t find a proper outfit photo of the cropped, ruffled jacket I got there 10 years ago. I wore the jacket today to rectify that. What Wendy Wore Bolero jacket: Larsen Gray from Bendel’s (2008) T-shirt: MaxMara (pre-2005) Jeans: Madewell (2016)…
Jewel of the Month: Sexy Emojis Say Sayonara to Silver
September’s Jewel of the Month is a sex-ay mixed pair of silver stud earrings. Say hello to my little friends — the emoji peach and eggplant! If you’re fluent in emoji, you know what this combo means. Even if you’re not fluent in emoji and think to yourself, “If I had a dirty mind, what…
F#@! These Women Are Amazing!
I’m so happy with these photos from my new swear ring customers. First of all, lots of love to blogger Sheila of Ephemera. She previously bought other rings from me, but — even more importantly — she goes WAY back with me in the blogging world. Ten years! She was one of my earliest reads….
Throwback Thursday: Need Some Fucks to Give (or Wear)?
Almost 10 years ago to the day — during New York Fashion Week — I introduced one of my most famous and enduring jewelry designs: my sterling-silver swear ring set. The rings immediately took off with my gorgeous, adventurous blogging customers including Queen Michelle of Kingdom of Style … … and Julia of the Thank…
Wednesday’s Video: Welcome to My Fall/Winter 2018 Look!
I’m so excited to share my gorgeous Fall/Winter 2018 images! Enjoy! Credits Styling & Creative Direction: Shannon Stokes Set Assistant: Jade Mayo Photography: Emmanuel Monsalve Makeup: Beau Derrick Hair: Gonn Kinoshita Manicurist: Mayumi Abuku Model: Grace Ming
Wednesday’s Video: Crazy Ancient Romans
Have you seen Crazy Rich Asians yet? I highly recommend it. It’s cute and funny, and a big ring plays an important role, which always pleases me as a jewelry designer. Anyway, my own video this week is about crazy ancient Romans (who aren’t cute and funny, but that’s okay) and one of my poison-ring…
Jewel of the Month: Inspired by Egypt
One of the first royalty-inspired designs I created was my Cleopatra earring style, way back in 2006. I eventually did a matching necklace … … and had the pleasure of seeing the earrings worn on the big screen by Kim Cattrall in Sex and the City 2. People have always asked me for a matching…
Ankle Bracelets on 1stdibs; Week in Review
A few years ago, I decided it was time to bring back a sex-ay summer jewelry style: the ankle bracelet, aka anklet. Right now, the barbed-wire anklet style from my Punk Platinum collection is available on 1stdibs. Here’s the original platinum version with its 48 tiny diamonds totaling 16 points (there are 100 points in…