About Me

I am Wendy Brandes, the owner and designer of Wendy Brandes Fine Jewelry. I came to jewelry after a career in journalism, including the Wall Street Journal, CNN and People.com. My collections are inspired by history and nature, and poison rings and lockets are my specialty. Medieval queens are a major obsession, so check out my Vivat Regina collection for some gorgeous pieces and mini-bios of all the queens…fashionable AND educational! I’m based in New York but I spend a lot of time in Los Angeles, where the fabulous jewelry store Kaviar and Kind carries my line.

Member Since

Jun 7, 2007

Sites

• Wendy Brandes
• WendyB Blog

What is the next...

Purchase you’ll make?

I'm redesigning my own engagement ring. It's not exactly a purchase but that's my next new thing.

Car you’d like to own?

Since I don't drive, how about a chauffeur to drive me around in HIS car?

Big step you’d like to make?

Expanding my jewelry biz, of course!

Fad that will fade?

I keep praying that I've seen the last of dresses over jeans.

Vacation you’ll take?

Scandinavia

Secret that’s going to leak?

If I told you that, it wouldn't be a secret anymore, would it?

Fountain of youth?

It's all in your genes. Sorry, peeps! Oh, also avoid smoking and tanning.

Book you’ll read?

Another biography. I don't know which one yet.

Guilty-pleasure food in which you’ll indulge?

A chocolate-chocolate-chip muffin.

Person to whom you’ll say, “I love you”?

My husband. Or one of my dogs. They'll have to fight it out.