The Coachella music festival starts tomorrow in Indio, Calif. I’m excited to go for the third year in a row. At the same time, I’m dreading it a little, because I know I will be spending about 10 hours standing in the sun, cheek-by-jowl with kids as young as 13, in order to secure a…
Wednesday’s Video: Wendy Brandes Platinum
Last week, I introduced the first two videos in a series about my new Wendy Brandes Gold, Wendy Brandes Platinum, and Wendy Brandes Silver collections. I’m adding to those with this week’s featured YouTube video about my platinum collection. If you prefer watching/hearing me talk about platinum while I’m outside, you can check out this…
A Fashion Playlist for My First YouTube-a-Versary
I’ve had my Wendy Brandes Jewelry YouTube channel up and running for one year, as of last Thursday! To celebrate, I’m putting together some playlists for you for the next couple of weeks. First up is the best of my fashion-related videos. In these, I explain “slow fashion” and “homegrown vintage”; talk about my earliest…
Last Chance: Get Your Gold Conference VIP Code!
Here’s a reminder for you: I’ll be speaking on two panels at annual gold conference hosted by Initiatives in Art and Culture, which is taking place this Thursday, April 12, and Friday, April 13, in New York City. Use my VIP code — WENDYB — to get a discount when you buy your tickets through…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, here’s what was on the blog this week. Monday, April 2: I know it’s not everyone’s experience, but I’ve had the pleasure of working with great women all my life. Tuesday, April 3: This random jewelry-designing dude doesn’t like some of my designs and felt the need to share his…
Music on Repeat This Weekend: Cardi B
I love me some wimmin rappers and I’ve long wished there were more of them hitting it big — like there were back in the day — so I’m thrilled to watch Cardi B turn into a huge, huge star. It’s all happening for the 25-year-old right now, and I mean “right now” literally: Invasion…
Two ANZA Rings Are Even Better Than One
Image consultant and jewelry expert Amy Roseveare interviewed ANZA Gems founder Monica Stephenson about what inspired Monica to launch her company in 2014. Because I work with ANZA gemstones, I’ve described ANZA’s mission a number of times, but I think you’ll be interested in how Monica herself tells the story. CLICK HERE FOR THE INTERVIEW….
Throwback Thursday: Pink Sweater and a Black Dog
For Throwback Thursday, I present a photo from almost exactly 17 years ago. I still have those 18K gold hoop earrings, but the colorblocked pink turtleneck is long gone. Alas, so is Molly, my parents’ black Pekingese. She lived to a ripe old age and then departed for the big doggy bed in the sky…
Wednesday’s Videos: My New Collections
I finally feel secure enough to get back to writing about my new website. Whew! The homepage currently features model Tricia Akello. Isn’t she stunning? The photos were styled by the fabulous Shannon Stokes, whom we met through a 2016 Paper Magazine shoot. They were shot by Emmanuel Sanchez Monsalve, with hair by Gonn Kinoshita…
“Do Not Be So Presumptuous”: A Note From Richard Kimball
In my last post, I redacted the name of a jeweler who publicly criticized my ANZA PURE x Wendy Brandes collaboration because I didn’t want to create undue trouble for him even though I was like … I figured it was one thing for me to write about his mean-boy comment, but another thing for…