Oh, hey, remember how I design luxe jewelry that’s sold on super-chic 1stdibs.com? My end-of-the-year sale started today, so it’s a good time to scoop up any high-end pieces you’ve long coveted. Standard shipping is free. If you want your purchase for a loved one’s holiday gift rather than a self-gift, I will do my…
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Specially Priced Wendy Brandes Jewelry on 1stdibs
Photographer George De Castro Day and designer/stylist/model Stacy Lomman — my dream team — have been helping me take some fresh “as seen on” jewelry photos over the past week. I’ve been wanting to do this for ages! I’m so excited that I put all the freshly photographed designs on sale on 1stdibs for the…
The Week in Review
In case you missed it, there were two outfit posts on the blog this week. Monday, November 19: Talk about slow fashion! I’ve worn this Clovis Ruffin dress — which had to have been made before 1992 — on Dec. 31, 2005, and now in November 2018. Tuesday, November 20: This Scaasi dress is old,…
Start Your Black Friday Shopping … With Silver Jewelry
My silver jewelry sale is ready to go! CLICK HERE TO SHOP THE SALE Remember, this is the last of my silver. I won’t be remaking any of these pieces for my site! With a lot of designs, I’m down to a single one so if you want, for instance, a middle finger emoji ring…
Video: Tomorrow’s Jewelry Sale and Giveaway!
If you’re in New York City tomorrow, join me and eight other fabulous designers at Swoonery Jewelry Salon, 587 5th Avenue, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. for a special jewelry shopping spree as well as a glass of Champagne. To RSVP, email eryn at wendybrandes dot com. And check out this week’s video to…
The Week in Review, Plus NYC Jewelry Week
The past week was all about the midterm elections. I was so busy with election-related activities that I only had time to write two blog posts: Tuesday, November 6: Before my 5 a.m. start time for work at my poll site on Tuesday, I encouraged everyone to vote, and shared my experience canvassing for Liuba…
Come to Our Jewelry Pop-Up, March 22-23
Gorgeous jewelry designer Julie Lamb has organized a shopping event featuring multiple designers — including me — on March 22 and March 23. I’ll be showing my Punk collection, including the barbed wire rings seen in the graphic below. To RSVP, email info at wendybrandes dot com.
It’s Halloween Jewelry Time!
You know what I like about October? Halloween. And you know what I like about Halloween? It gives me an excuse to repost this gif starring my hockey mask and chainsaw earrings. (The gif was created by the fine folks at Spring, the Instagram-like shopping app.) The combination of a hockey mask and a chainsaw…
I Agree With Pantone: Let’s Do Lapis!
This week, the color experts at Pantone released its picks for the 10 top colors for spring 2017. I’m most excited about Lapis Blue, because lapis lazuli is one of my favorite gems. I’ve loved lapis ever since I went to see the blockbuster King Tut museum exhibition in the 1970s and saw Tut’s solid-gold…
Spinel Is a New August Birthstone
Well, hello spinel! Earlier this summer, two fine-jewelry trade groups — American Gem Trade Association and Jewelers of America — announced that spinel would join peridot as a birthstone for August. I love the vibrant yellow-green hue of peridot. I used it in my Susan chandelier-earring design. But peridot is always some shade of green,…