Lucite Purses - Brief History and Buying Guide
Lucite purses got their start in the early 1950's, when post war technology came up with the idea for a higher class of plastic called "lucite". This material was ideal for use in boxy style handbags and could be manufactured in opaque or translucent color. Decorations were easy to add and included confetti, shells, flowers, or just about anything else you could stick on a handbag! These purses became all the rage of bigger cities such as Miami and New York City. It was love at first site between handbag companies and lucite purses because they could be made into unusual shapes easily. The most expensive lucite purses were made by Wilardy of New York and were showcased in major department stores throughout the country.
Of course with popularity came replication and many cheaper versions were made. Do you think you have found a genuine vintage high quality lucite purse? The best of the designers were Rialto, Llewllyn, Gilli Originals, Patricia of Miami, Evans, and Myles and Maxim. These companies marked their handbags on the inside with a stamp on the metal frames or a clear label. These bags are now collectors items that sell for large sums but, unfortunately, some of the clear labels have fallen off with age making absolute identification difficult. Check the lucite purse over carefully and realize that, if you are buying for an investment, authentication is very important and if it cannot be proved as real, your investment is worthless..
Henrietta is a handbag designer in North Carolina and has an online business at http://henriettashandbags.comVintage 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
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Hi-Heeled Designs Debuts New Products Adds to Their ?Classy Correspondence? Lines
Nashville, TN
May 1, 2005 ? Hi-Heeled Designs, a trendy and chic paper company, announced today that they will be adding new products to their collection. By popular demand from their current stores, Hi-Heeled Designs has added fabulous notepads. They feature one of four sassy graphics, such as dresses, purses, martinis, and high heel shoes.
Across the bottom of the notepad, it reads ?A note from a knockout'. "We knew this was something we wanted to do, we just had to find a cute and sassy way of doing it.
We have had such a positive response from our stores." co-owner, Mandy Prater Stribling said.
The notepads have been a huge hit in test stores.
Co-owner Julie Hacker said, "I think stores are finding our entire line to be fun and different.
They will find the same in our new fabulous notepads."
They will debut their ?Knockout Notes' at the 58th annual National Stationery Show.
The National Stationery Show is North...
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EFashionHouse.com Offers a Buy One Get One Half-Off Sale on All Tano Leather Designer Handbags and Purses
Los Angeles, CA (ContentDesk) April 20, 2006 -- Now that spring is officially here and its time to trade in the warm clothes for warm weather, EFashionHouse.com helps trendsetters (or trend seekers) accessorize with the seasons latest designer handbag fashions with the hottest leather purse line, Tano, at hottest prices (half-off).EFashonHouse.com offers shoppers over 50 Tano handbags styles in a variety colors, ranging from $50's to low $100's, at the special rate of buy one get one half-off. Whether its a signature Tano in metallic or a bohemian-style in buttery brown, customers are treated to the Tano handbag of their choice for half the price. Since EFahionHouse.com already sells some styles of Tano designer handbags up to 50 percent below retail, some all leather styles are listed for a mere $59, customers who take advantage of the buy one get one half-off sale increase their savings to over 90 percent off retail.In addition to the Tano sale, EFashionHouse.com is practically...
EFashionHouse.com Offers a Buy One Get One Half-Off Sale on All Tano Leather Designer Handbags and Purses
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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
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Southern Living-featured Designer to Showcase Original Purses at Prestigious Lyndhurst Estate Art Show
Boynton Beach, FL (ContentDesk) May 16, 2006 -- On May 19-21 in Tarrytown, N.Y., at the Lyndhurst Estate, up-and-coming purse designer Dede Atkins will feature purse designs that recently caught the eye of Southern Living magazine editors. The June 2006 issue of Southern Living magazine is set to feature an exclusive interview with the South Florida artist/fashion designer, along with a photo spread of her signature classic wood-box purses. My purses are for those individuals who dare to be different and who dont mind attention because they will get it, said Atkins, who founded the company De-Zines by Dede in 2002. Whatever purse you wear or carry, people stop to look and comment even men. Last winter, Southern Living discovered www.dedepurses.com and sent both a photographer and a journalist to Atkinss studio in Boynton Beach, Florida, to profile the artist, whose purses have evolved to mixed-media designs, including sophisticated...
Southern Living-featured Designer to Showcase Original Purses at Prestigious Lyndhurst Estate Art Show
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Original handmade handbags
(ContentDesk) August 11, 2004 -- Lucinda's Designs started in Malta - Europe about 4 years ago. The principal designer has now moved to Arizona and opened shop here!Lucinda designs and makes one of a kind handbags, purses and totes using the finest fabrics and trimmings - many imported from Europe and Canada. Most sales are made off her website but opening an exclusive shop is in the pipeline! Currently you can find her designs at The Spa at Rancho Manana in Cave Creek, Arizona, Lillies of the Valley
and
Chez Antiques in Scottsdale, Arizona.A Lucinda is always one of a kind - GUARANTEED! Each bag is painstakingly handcrafted to produce an original design. We don't use patterns..the fabric guides us. This assures you that your Lucinda is yours and yours alone.
With great prices and styles for all, these handbags, purses and totes are surely worth a look!The New Collection includes bags made using the age old tradition of slashing.Slash-fabric--the generic term...
Original handmade handbags
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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
Purses > Vintage Workshop? ? Only for Vintage Fashion Addicts
Fitness Tips For Looking Your Best On Your Wedding Day
Every bride wants to look perfect on her wedding day. Selecting a dress that will make you look and feel great is an important first step. But what happens when you look in the mirror and don't think you look quite as good as you could? When this happens it's not uncommon for brides to try quick-fix diets to help them get in shape. Unfortunately, many dieting brides make fitness mistakes that not only prevent them from reaching their goals but also cause unnecessary stress and sometimes even illness....
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Mineral Make-up Distributor Announces Website and New Organic Product Line
(ContentDesk) June 6, 2005 -- Global Healing Center, a premier health products and organic mineral make-up distributor, announces their make-up and cosmetics website, which will begin offering the organic mineral make-up product line from The Organic Make-up Company on June 1, 2005. The Global Healing Center has had unprecedented success...
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ToneGuys Launches Gofresh Ringtones in the USA
Boston, MA (ContentDesk) May 28, 2004 -- Gofresh ringtones are now available to cell phone users in the USA. Under an agreement signed earlier this month with ToneGuys, Gofresh will provide it's unique next-generation ringtones developed by its own mobile music label "Gofresh Mobile Music" for download at www.toneguys.com. "We are very excited to offer this original content for the first time in the USA", said Todd McKay, ToneGuys'...
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Chakra website creates a unique shopping experience.
(ContentDesk) April 1, 2004 -- Colour Energy Corporation believes that the growing trend towards alternative medicine and holistic health will increase exponentially as more famous people like Oprah Winfrey and Dr. Andrew Weil take the concepts of self-help and spirituality to a new high.As more and more alternative practitioners, new age outlets, health stores and trend-setting spas are integrating various types of energy tools and treatments, chakra therapy is overtaking aromatherapy and hot...
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