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Throwback Tuesday: Jim Morrison and Madonna Jackets

My recent musings on 1980s painted denim jackets drew the attention of my high-school classmate, Karen D. Karen told me she still had her painted Jim Morrison/Doors jacket and, within moments, sent...

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What Wendy Wore: Modernizing Psychedelia

A few years ago, while I was browsing eBay or Etsy, I decided that I desperately needed more psychedelic clothes. I was not on acid at the time, so I don’t know why this happened. I wound up buying...

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WWD Updates the Rihanna v. Topshop Story

Today’s WWD has an update on last week’s reports that Rihanna is suing a Topshop supplier for using her image on a t-shirt without permission. Topshop and Rihanna’s lawyers declined to comment, as...

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Stefon’s Farewell to SNL, Plus the Week in Review

I don’t watch Saturday Night Live often, but if I’m around, I try to catch the “Weekend Update” segment. Unlike the skits, it’s always funny. “Weekend Update” anchor Seth Meyers will be leaving...

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Forever 21 and Topshop Are Amusing

Fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 has been widely accused of selling knockoffs of other designers’ work and blaming its suppliers for the copying. In a 2011 Bloomberg Businessweek story called...

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Throwback Thursday: 1980s Denim Jacket

Even though I have fond memories of the 1980s fad for painted denim jackets, I never owned one myself, to the best of my recollection. I don’t know why. Maybe I couldn’t decide which band I wanted...

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Great Gatsby-Inspired Jewelry

Have any of you seen Baz Luhrmann’s Great Gatsby movie? What did you think? The reviews make me disinclined to see it. I hate the grungy, crowded movie theaters in New York City, so I don’t like to...

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What Wendy Wore: Lady Pink Jacket at the Rihanna Concert

I went to see Rihanna at Barclays Center on May 5 and took one of my best-ever concert photos! When Bad Gal RiRi first came out in this costume, it took me a moment to realize what the print was....

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Happy Mother’s Day, BarbaraB! And Week in Review

The Internets have already declared that my mother, BarbaraB, is a style icon, but in case you need further proof, check out this photo of us. My appreciation of towering hair and a good hairpiece...

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Jewelry Can Make You Strong, Part II

I met gorgeous blogger Mardel of Resting Motion in 2011, when a group of bloggers gathered for drinks during Fashion Week. If she didn’t have to leave a little early that night, I might have never...

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More Ass Jewelry! Plus Anne Hathaway and a Sale.

I wrote so much about the Met Gala, yet somehow I almost forgot to comment on Madonna’s fabulous ass jewelry. Yep, just days after I admired the ass jewelry worn by Miley Cyrus in her V Magazine...

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Throwback Thursday: Program From ’82, Dress From ’89

In yesterday’s post, I mentioned that my parents are moving out of my childhood home in New Jersey. They’re clearing out all their old stuff, so I visited last weekend to take a look around. I...

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Jewels of the Month: More Emoji (and “Emoji) Stud Earrings

May’s Jewels of the Month are a continuation of April’s theme: emoji. Emoji are the cute little pictures that can be used on phones in lieu of those sooooo old-fashioned emoticons. Last month I...

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Wendy Brandes Jewelry in National Jeweler and Vice

A big thank you goes out to Hannah Connorton who interviewed me for National Jeweler. The story was intended to be about silver, but Hannah kindly let me ramble on about my inspiration and...

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My Met Gala Winners Are Miley Cyrus and Linda Fargo

As I expected, many of the guests at tonight’s Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art wore beautiful evening gowns, rather than anything related to the ““Punk: Chaos to Couture”...

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What Wendy Would Have Worn to the Met Gala: W.O.W. Style

Every year, my invitation to the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art gets lost in the mail. It’s such a shame, because I would wear a real costume to match the party theme,...

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Need Punk Jewelry for Tomorrow’s Met Gala?

If you’re going to the Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art tomorrow night and need some jewelry worthy of the “Punk: Chaos to Couture” exhibit, I suggest my “Screw You”...

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Customer of the Day: Tina Anderson

The customer of the day is the gorgeous Tina Anderson. Tina is a dear friend, the creator of the Wrinkly Slut cocktail, my #1 source for reality-television news (her Jersey Shore nickname is...

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I Knew I Should Have Made That Ass Jewelry

Sex sells… and I’m buying! I can’t take my eyes off the skin-baring photo shoot former Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus did for V Magazine. What’s not to love? Miley’s body is amazing, and her...

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Beyoncé, Kerli, Inspiration and Imitation

I first saw the singer Kerli at Lollapalooza in 2011, and I was very taken by her sound and her alien/anime/Lolita look. I downloaded her music that night and I’ve kept an eye on her ever since so...

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NYC Vice: Rings and Rap

When I introduced my swear ring set in 2008, people asked me why I chose to do four separate rings instead of one big ring that spanned four fingers. Actually, I got asked that question right up...

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Wendy Brandes Jewelry (and Words) in JCK Magazine

I’m excited to say that my 18K-gold-and-diamond Cleopatra earrings made the cover of the May issue of jewelry industry publication JCK Magazine! I’ve said it before, but I’ll say it again: I am...

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I’m Not Worthy!

There was a 21st-anniversary reunion of the Wayne’s World cast last week. Reading about it, I realized that not only did the people involved in that movie have great taste in music … …they had...

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Customer of the Day: Susan of Une Femme d’un Certain Age

I need to start a Customer Hall of Fame because it seems like a bit of an understatement to describe gorgeous blogger Susan of Une femme d’un certain age as a “customer of the day.” Susan has been...

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Fashion Repeats Itself: Side-Ass Style

Now that we’ve all gotten used to side-boob, it’s time for side-ass. Fashionista.com says that all eyes were on Gwyneth Paltrow’s hips last night, thanks to her Antonio Berardi gown with sheer...

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The Fader, Trinidad James & Fashion Blogger Gangsta Boo

The Fader has a good interview with hot new rapper Trinidad James, aka Trinidad Jame$. James was signed to major label Def Jam due to the success of his independently produced video for “All Gold...

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Designers Speaking Their Minds, and Me at Melina Bee

I enjoyed Isabel Marant’s interview with Telegraph Fashion last month. The French designer, whose wedge sneakers kickstarted the fashion sneaker trend last year, let her many imitators have it:...

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What Wendy Wore: The Crazy-Leg Boots Again

It seems that New York City is skipping spring this year. With one or two exceptions, it’s been very chilly here. I have a feeling we will go straight from chilly to sweltering, without pausing at...

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Throwback Tuesday: Jim Morrison and Madonna Jackets

What Wendy Wore: Modernizing Psychedelia

WWD Updates the Rihanna v. Topshop Story

Stefon’s Farewell to SNL, Plus the Week in Review

Forever 21 and Topshop Are Amusing

Throwback Thursday: 1980s Denim Jacket

Great Gatsby-Inspired Jewelry

What Wendy Wore: Lady Pink Jacket at the Rihanna Concert

Happy Mother’s Day, BarbaraB! And Week in Review

Jewelry Can Make You Strong, Part II

More Ass Jewelry! Plus Anne Hathaway and a Sale.

Throwback Thursday: Program From ’82, Dress From ’89

Jewels of the Month: More Emoji (and “Emoji) Stud Earrings

Wendy Brandes Jewelry in National Jeweler and Vice

My Met Gala Winners Are Miley Cyrus and Linda Fargo

What Wendy Would Have Worn to the Met Gala: W.O.W. Style

Need Punk Jewelry for Tomorrow’s Met Gala?

Customer of the Day: Tina Anderson

I Knew I Should Have Made That Ass Jewelry

Beyoncé, Kerli, Inspiration and Imitation

NYC Vice: Rings and Rap

Wendy Brandes Jewelry (and Words) in JCK Magazine

I’m Not Worthy!

Recommended Reading, Copy of the Day, Week in Review

Customer of the Day: Susan of Une Femme d’un Certain Age

Fashion Repeats Itself: Side-Ass Style

The Fader, Trinidad James & Fashion Blogger Gangsta Boo

Designers Speaking Their Minds, and Me at Melina Bee

What Wendy Wore: The Crazy-Leg Boots Again

Week in Review: Glad This One Is Over

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