Hi!
We're not one to give results of sample sales too often, after all, people come--they look--they BUY--enough said! However, we do want to weigh in on the recent Zang Toi & Wendy Brandes Sample Sale. Why? We found noteworthy items of course!
Wendy Brandes' Cleopatra earrings in 18k gold with diamonds*** are a true knockout, and clearly we aren't the only one's to think so, apparently the same exact pair were scouted by uber stylist Patricia Field and worn by actress Kim Catrall in Sex and the City 2. Other standouts included her various mechanical pieces: i.e. -poison rings and necklaces that separate revealing hidden intricacies like a hen sitting on 3 miniature eggs.
Zang Toi's most colorful creations were being sold at rock bottom prices, with a red and ivory hand knit dress, once $2000 and now $500. Ms. Brandes herself was shopping for a Zang Toi original for Fashion Week. Expertly fitted, on site by Zang Toi himself, a red cashmere tweed bustier dress with pleated lave which retailed for a steal at $900 was the choice of Ms. Brandes.
While the sale may be over, there's still a way in to the world of Wendy Brandes and Zang Toi. For a selection of Wendy Brandes jewelry designs please visit www.wendybrandes.com. For Zang Toi, his Spring 2011 Runway show will take place on Wednesday, September 15th at Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park, and if you know just the right contact you may find a way in.
***- Wendy Brandes Cleopatra Earrings can be purchased at Broken English Jewelry in Santa Monica; a less expensive version in Brushed gold or silver (as shown above are also available for $450)
*photos by The Quest for 'it"
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