I was pleased when Breaking Bad won twice at the Golden Globes last night. The show took the Globe for Best Television Series – Drama, and its star, Bryan Cranston, won Best Actor in a Television Series – Drama, for his performance as chemistry-teacher-turned-meth-kingpin Walter White. (I thought Aaron Paul should have won for supporting…
Jewelry
“It’s a Bit Nipply Out”
New York isn’t quite as cold today as it was yesterday, but it’s still “a bit nipply out,” as the dad played by Chevy Chase said to Nicolette Scorsese’s sex-ay saleswoman in the 1989 movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. A Bit Nipply Out What better day to buy one of my Mud Flap Jill necklaces…
Customer of the Day: Erica and the Loveliest Bones
During my holiday sale, gorgeous customer Erica purchased my 18K gold-and-diamond Juana crossbones necklace. She sent me two photos in an email with “The Loveliest Bones” in the subject line. It said: “Wanted to let you know that the crossbones necklace is perfection! I have been wearing it nonstop since I got it. The piece…
Customer of the Day: Melissa and Her Squirrel Necklace
Now that the holidays are over and all the gifts have been given, I’m getting great photos of gorgeous clients wearing their new pieces. Melissa Michelson wore her new sterling-silver squirrel necklace on New Year’s Eve. The necklace is, as you can see, quite petite, so here’s a closer look. A lot of detail for…
Year in Review: Jewels of the Month for 2013
My Jewel of the Month posts highlight my newest jewelry designs — or, occasionally, existing designs that suit the season/holiday. Here are 2013’s hot jewels from both my luxe signature line and my social-media-inspired WENDYB by Wendy Brandes diffusion line. Click the photos to read the original posts. I introduced my “Maneaters” ring collection in…
Build a Pair: The Latest Mix and Match Stud Earrings
Ever since I introduced my single stud earrings in 2012, I’ve encouraged my gorgeous clients to create their own mix-and-match pairs. Here are my most recent customer-created favorites. The peace sign and the gun emoji combo made me laugh. Clever! Each sterling-silver earring is $35. To recreate this pair, get the peace sign here and…
Gift-Giving for Teens Made Easy! $200 and Under.
A lot of people have been asking me what to get their teenage daughters/nieces/granddaughters for the holidays. Obviously, your daughters/nieces/granddaughters want my STFU necklace or middle finger emoji earring, but you’re just as obviously not going to get them those. Not to worry! I have alternatives. You can’t go wrong with sterling silver “hugs and…
What Wendy Will Wear: Zang Toi’s Fall 2014 Show
Whenever my designing friend Zang Toi and I do a sale together, we end up buying each others’ wares. Yesterday, Zang bought my heart and bunny stud earrings for the ladies in his office. I tried on a jacket that I’d admired during the runway show for Zang’s Spring 2013 Bouquet D’Amour collection. It’s pinstriped…
In New York? Shop With Me at Zang Toi’s Showroom Today
If you’re in New York but missed last night’s emoji pop-up shop, you can catch up with me at my designing friend Zang Toi’s showroom today. I’ll be there from noon till 7 PM or so. Zang Toi 18 E 48th St., 20th floor Between Madison and 5th Avenues Yesterday’s event at Eyebeam Art +…
Emoji Pop-Up Shop Is Tonight in NYC!
If you’re in New York tonight, don’t forget that you can shop for my WENDYB by Wendy Brandes jewelry in person at the Emoji Art & Design Show. Eyebeam Art + Technology Center 540 West 21st Street Between 10th and 11th Avenues 7 to 9 PM The press preview is at 6 PM. If you…