Happy Valentine’s Day, anti-Valentine’s Day or day-after-Galentine’s Day, y’all! Whatever holiday you celebrate is okay with me. I don’t discriminate! Big thanks to Danielle Prescod of Elle for including three of my designs in an online feature called “Valentine’s Day Jewelry for the Funny Girl.” (That’s so perfect. I am passionate about fine jewelry with personality.)…
Special Occasions
Last Day for Guaranteed Valentine’s Delivery Outside New York!
Attention, last-minute Valentine’s Day shoppers! You need to order by noon EST today to receive your jewelry by Valentine’s Day. Please choose express delivery. I’ve added a few new pieces to the sale but act now — prices will go back up on February 15. CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE SALE! For those of you…
Rose-Gold Valentine’s Day Locket on Sale and in Action
Rose gold got hot last year and it’s still going strong in 2014. Anything in a pink tone is romantic, so I put my Papessa locket in rose gold and diamonds on sale (65% off!) through Valentine’s Day. The locket unscrews so you can tuck a little love note inside. This brief Instagram video shows…
Valentine’s Day Sale, Plus Romantic Jewelry Under $100
Valentine’s Day jewelry is coming, and if you’re looking for a gift for your true love, check out my sale of heart-themed and pink jewelry. There is even a pair of emoticon heart cufflinks for a special dude. If you’re looking for a gift under $100, my sterling silver stud earrings are your best bet….
10 Years After Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl
The most exciting parts of last night’s Super Bowl for me were Joe Namath’s coin toss and Bruno Mars’s halftime show featuring the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The game interested me less than usual — I wasn’t even sure that was possible — and I was underwhelmed by a lot of the ads. Radio Shack’s…
Single on Valentine’s Day? I Have Jewelry for That.
Valentine’s Day is coming up — and not everyone is too happy about that. But cheer up! Just because you’re single doesn’t mean you have to miss out on great jewelry. I’ve got waaaaay better options for single-lady self-gifting than a standard right-hand ring. Or you can turn it into Gal-entine’s Day by getting omething…
What Wendy Wore: Vintage Versace for New Year’s Eve
For my New Year’s Eve dinner with 15 friends at Balthazar last night, I got out a vintage Versace dress that I haven’t worn since I rang in the year 2008 at my combination New Year’s/40th birthday party. The dress is from a 1992 Versace collection. When I got it in 2007, I was worried…
New Year’s Eve, Ten Years Ago
Me and MrB celebrated New Year’s Eve at Balthazar on Dec. 31, 2003. Seems like yesterday. Have a happy new year!
Happy Anniversary!
Today is my parents’ 48th wedding anniversary. BarbaraB and GeorgeB got married in 1965 at a place called Leonard’s on Long Island. It’s still there. After the wedding, my mother cut the sleeves off her wedding dress and wore it to someone else’s wedding. “It was a minor trend to wear white to weddings,” she…
I Like to Regift
Why write a new Christmas Day post when I wrote the perfect one in 2008? Here is “Happy Holiday, Goyim!” again, with a new, working version of the video and a couple of other updated links: Every December 25, I get into the holiday spirit by reminiscing about an idiot I knew in my freshman…