I’ve always loved a hooded dress! Check out this 1960s Pauline Trigere I found on 1stdibs.com It’s actually two pieces. Here’s the plain dress, which is nothing too exciting. Add the hood and it’s a whole new story. I especially like that it’s not just a head piece, but something that goes over the shoulders…
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The Force Is Strong in This Window Display
Excited am I that my Agrippina poison ring is part of the Star Wars-themed window display at Steve Quick Jeweler in Chicago! The windows were designed by Melissa Quick’s nine-year-old nephew, Hank, who took great care to ensure that each scene represented a different movie as accurately as possible. “In the few weeks since they…
Wendy Brandes Jewelry in the Press
Thank you to the people and publications who mentioned my work in the past few weeks. Amy Elliott of JCK included me in her “Jewelry Holiday Gift Guide, Naughty Edition,” declaring that my NSFW necklace in sterling silver is perfect for the friend who sends filthy emails. InStore Magazine’s December issue said that my pearl-and-tsavorite…
Wendy Brandes Jewelry at Steve Quick
If you’re a jewelry lover in the Chicago area, hurry over to Steve Quick Jeweler‘s Lincoln Park store because owners Steve and Melissa Quick have a single one of my 18K gold Agrippina poison rings in stock for the holidays! A post shared by Wendy Brandes Jewelry PR (@wendybrandesjewelry) on Dec 18, 2017 at 1:14pm…
Fly Over to Hummingbird Jewelers in Rhinebeck!
I’ve been selling exclusively online for over a year now so I’m super-excited to announce a rare opportunity for jewelry lovers to try on some of my best-known 18K gold designs at Hummingbird Jewelers in Rhinebeck, N.Y. Thank you to Bruce and Peggy and the rest of the Hummingbird team for putting together this gorgeous display…
Throwback Thursday: Save Allan & Suzi!
I’m distressed by this Vice story about skyrocketing rent leading to the possible shuttering of Allan & Suzi’s consignment/vintage boutique. My relationship with Allan & Suzi goes back more than 20 years. In April 1995, I wrote a Wall Street Journal story about the owners’ local-cable shopping show. (As Vice notes, Golden Globe-winner Tracee Ellis…
Wendy Brandes Jewelry at JCK LUXURY
If you’re a jewelry professional attending the big Las Vegas trade shows next week, come visit me during my debut at JCK’s LUXURY show! I’ll be at booth LUXEE 28, part of the INTERVISION experience in the Elite Enclave Ballroom at Mandalay Bay. You’ll be able to see my Maneater rings in person. You’ll also…
Bye, Kitson!
In 2010, I wrote about a Wall Street Journal story by Christina Binkley called “The Problem With Being a Trendsetter.” It was about how small designers’ products get ripped off by companies that can afford to mass-manufacture cheap versions of signature designs. (Two years later, this would happen to me with Topshop.) Binkley’s story mentioned Elle…
The End of an Era for Patricia Field
I’m sad to see that Patricia Field is closing her eponymous store. I used to browse there when I was in high school; I couldn’t afford to buy anything, but I liked to look. Back then, the store was located on East 8th Street. My most memorable visit was on July 31, 1984, when my…
Bonus Points for Topless Iggy Pop
I’m not a big fan of fast fashion, but I do like this H&M ad. It does strike me as a bit odd that this was done to promote H&M’s clothes-recycling program. Companies like H&M popularized disposable fashion in the first place and now they’re trying to look noble by offering a quasi-solution to the…