North Hollywood, CA (ContentDesk) April 12, 2006 -- After seven years in business, online retailer WickedCoolStuff.com is opening a new feminine version of its pop culture web site. http://www.WickedCoolGirls.com offers a similar selection of license driven merchandise, but with an emphasis on fashion and less on action figures, says CEO Brett Dewey. After successfully expanding their line to include Girls and Juniors tees, purses and accessories over the past 18 months, theyve decided to divide their web presence into two sibling sites.
WickedCoolStuff.com will continue to carry the wide range of movie, comic, TV and cartoon inspired t-shirts, action figures and collectibles while the new sister site will carry a selection of Juniors Tees, handbags and accessories -- as well as the toys and d?cor items the company has been known for.The difference is emphasis, CEO Brett Dewey says. Weve successfully carried these items on our main site, but now at WickedCoolGirls.com we can better present fashions featuring girl-friendly licensed like The Care Bears, Angry Little Girls and It's Happy Bunny.Both websites will share the same customer service and fulfillment operations in WickedCoolStuff.com Incorporateds North Hollywood, CA Warehouse.
Additional staff is being brought in to handle the expansion..
Vintage Workshop? ? Only for Vintage Fashion Addicts
Florence, (ContentDesk) June 28, 2005 -- Jolly Hotel, Piazza Vittorio Veneto 9 a.m. through to 9 p.m. (non-stop) Free admission upon registration at the hotel hospitality deskIn Florence the first no-profit vintage event self-managed by a group of vintage fashion experts will have its premiere. The next 5th of July at the Jolly Hotel in Florence an important event will take place: the innovating chosen format
is a workshop and show displaying a gamut of period high fashion garments, dresses, accessories, rare costume jewelry, purses, shoes, knitwear, unique specimens, antique fabrics and samples.The event has been edited and supervised by Angela Eupani
Serio, marketing manager (R.P. Comunicazione e Marketing Perla) and vintage researcher specialized in period accessories and purses.
All the exhibitors, well-known experts and collectors of vintage fashion, have joined in a special team aimed at proposing a top quality selection of items with a high stylistic content....
Vintage Workshop? ? Only for Vintage Fashion Addicts
How to Spot a Fake Designer Purse or Handbag
When you finally decide to dish out a large amount of cash for a handbag, youll want to make sure its the real thing you are purchasing and not a cheap knock-off. With the popularity of handbags at the present time, its no wonder so many companies are eager to produce knock-off versions of Gucci, Louis Vuitton and other high-fashion handbags. We want to make sure that you know when you are being ripped off so you can spend your well-earned money on something that is truly authentic. Here are some hints which will help you spot a fake designer handbag when you see one:
The Fabric
The fabric used to manufacture top-of-the-line brand name handbags is noticeably different than the material used for fakes. If there is wrong stitching or if the material is flawed in even the slightest manner, chances are it is not a name brand purse.
High-fashion handbags will always...
How to Spot a Fake Designer Purse or Handbag
New licenses - Batman, Princess, Fantastic Four, added by Tin Box Company od America Inc. The leader in unique tinware for the home and gifts
(ContentDesk) April 2, 2004 --The Tin Box Company for over 50 years the leader in decorative tinware continues its leadership with the introduction of new high value, high quality products:- Princess- lunch boxes, and purses- Hello Kitty- collectible and functional memo boards, storage container, purse and lunch boxes- Spiderman 2- the movie products available nowIn December 2004 Barbie, Disney's Princess, new Coke and new Nascar products will be available. Our hot new line of erasable licensed memo boards are available for the back to school season. Go to www.tinboxoco.com to order right now.
The Tin Box Company Farmingdale N.Y. 11735631-845-1600.
New Handbag Designs from Gucci
Well, it's that time of the year again.
All of the big design houses are releasing their new designs to the hungry masses, and Gucci is no exception.
Unless you have been stranded on a desert isle for the last thirty years, you have undoubtedly heard of Gucci.
They have been reigning over the fashion world for a great many years, and not totally without warrant.
Gucci makes top quality, stylish apparel and accessories for the distinguishing shopper.
Guccio Gucci founded this fashion empire in Florence, Italy in 1906.
Originally, their core business was the production of leather products, particularly saddlery.
By 1938, the House of Gucci had grown into a reputable company producing a wide variety of products, and they opened their first retail shop on the Via Condotti in Rome.
Gucci's new line of handbags for the Fall/Winter 2005/2006 season is yet another spectacular addition to their fine line...
It’s A Girl! E-tailer Announces New 'Sister' Site -- WickedCoolGIRLS.com
North Hollywood, CA (ContentDesk) April 12, 2006 -- After seven years in business, online retailer WickedCoolStuff.com is opening a new feminine version of its pop culture web site. http://www.WickedCoolGirls.com offers a similar selection of license driven merchandise, but with an emphasis on fashion and less on action figures, says CEO Brett Dewey. After successfully expanding their line to include Girls and Juniors tees, purses and accessories over the past 18 months, theyve decided to divide their web presence into two sibling sites.
WickedCoolStuff.com will continue to carry the wide range of movie, comic, TV and cartoon inspired t-shirts, action figures and collectibles while the new sister site will carry a selection of Juniors Tees, handbags and accessories -- as well as the toys and d?cor items the company has been known for.The difference is emphasis, CEO Brett Dewey says. Weve successfully carried...
When Is A Cigar Box Not Just A Cigar Box?
(ContentDesk) June 16, 2004 -- It's not often that something plain and, by all cultural definitions, masculine is transformed into a beautiful fashion accessory.But that is the concept behind a new business started in Granada Hills, CA. Lisa Cody, founder and principle designer of The Cigar Box Diva is forging her way into the fashion accessory business.As one might guess by the name, these are no ordinary handbags; they are "cigar box purses", a fashion trend that has caught on in many parts of the country.The idea is simple. Take an empty cigar box and decorate it with fabric, ribbons, beads and photographs. Add decorative hardware like bamboo handles, brass latches and coordinating fabric lining and you've got yourself a handbag. Simple right? Not quite.
"There's a difference between crafting and designing" Cody stresses. "I put much more thought into my purses than many others on the market. Quality craftsmanship is the key. I love creating my purses and it shows in the craftsmanship...
When Is A Cigar Box Not Just A Cigar Box?
New salmon leather products mean every part of the salmon is used, similar to the tradition of the Northwest Coast Native peoples
(ContentDesk) October 28 2003--Founded in 1978 by Kurt & Francine Tripp, avid collectors of Alaskan art, Ivory Jack's Trading Company offers everything from authentic Northwest Coast Art and prehistoric Woolly Mammoth ivory jewelry to stone & fossil bone sculpture created by several well-known regional carvers including Chupak, Chhem & Charles Carnahan.
Salmon leather tells the story of an ancient culture living in the remote yet lush coastal wilderness.
Northwest natives revered the salmon and showed their respect for this resource in legend and song and by using every part of the salmon in their daily life.
The abundance of the varied salmon species created a lifestyle of art and leisure virtually unknown to any other tribal group in the world.
Absolutely no part of the salmon was left unused.
Unknown to nearly everyone but the tribes that still inhabit the Northwest coasts of Alaska, Canada and Washington State, salmon leather is a durable...
New salmon leather products mean every part of the salmon is used, similar to the tradition of the Northwest Coast Native peoples