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silverchilli.com

A not-for-profit company offering funky Mexican jewellery, Silver Chilli pays deposits on orders and offers fair trade loans to ensure that its silversmiths make a good living. A flower pendant in solid silver costs from pounds 12.

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newconsumer.org

Britain’s only fair trade magazine has launched a website as a one-stop shop, selling anything from Caf Direct coffee to hemp hammocks. This T-shirt with the Make Poverty History logo (above) is made from fairly traded cotton and costs pounds 15.

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ganesha.co.uk  Ganesha imports quality home furnishings, gifts, clothes and accessories from India, working with marginalised producers such as the disabled. Among the bestsellers are these luxurious bags (above) from Teddy Exports, priced pounds 14.99.

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fairwindonline.com

This new website, which will be up and running at the end of the month, offers high quality gifts, home accessories and furniture from developing countries. Fairwind buys direct from craftspeople in places such as Bali, Java, Mexico, Laos and India.

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gofair.co.uk

Providing a range of fairly traded goods from around the world, including Nepal, Thailand and Mexico, Go Fair will soon introduce products from Bali. As well as handmade metal products, it sells incense boxes and jewellery.  6

hug.co.uk

Want to dress completely in fair trade clothes? Hug offers a range of organic cotton tops for adults and children, including the new baby range, Little Green Radicals. They promise 100 per cent organic Peruvian cotton, environmentally friendly dyes and happy farmers.

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peopletree.co.uk

This company works with 70 producer groups in 20 countries across Asia, Africa and Latin America. Made with organic cotton and handwoven fabrics, their clothes generate much-needed income in rural areas and keep traditional skills alive. A beautiful silk party dress costs pounds 59.50.

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traidcraft.co.uk

Selling 300 different products from more than 100 producers in 30 developing countries, Traidcraft offers products from food and wine to accessories, crafts and textiles. One of its biggest sellers is the Geobar, pounds 21.60 for 12 packs of six, a chewy cereal bar with real fruit.

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ethicalwares.com

Within its catalogue of vegan products is a section of fair trade items, which contains everything from clothes, hats and bags to furnishings. Products that especially catch the eye are carved olive wood items and olive oil soap, sourced from a co-operative in Palestine. A trinket box is pounds 11.95.

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ethicalshopper.co.uk

This site aims to give an ethical alternative to everyday shopping. Everything is supplied by fair trade, organic suppliers. Items for sale include a large catering pack of tea, coffee, sugar and biscuits for the office, pounds 73. A single jar of Caf Direct decaff (above) costs pounds 3.30.

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BURLINGAME — Anthropologie, the upscale retailer of clothing and accessories, plans to open a new store on Primrose Road, in the place of Chicken! Chicken!, the beloved rotisserie restaurant that burned down last November.

Representatives for Anthropologie did not return calls seeking comment, but Cliff Woods, who ran Chicken! Chicken! and owns the building where the restaurant operated, confirmed that he signed a 10-year lease agreement with the company in May.

Anthropologie, which is known for its quirky, cosmopolitan merchandise, has more than 80 stores nationwide, but none in San Mateo County.There are stores in San Francisco, Palo Alto and San Jose. Woods, who runs three restaurants with his wife in the Cayman Islands, including the original Chicken! Chicken!, said in a phone interview that the addition of a proven, popular franchise will be beneficial to what city leaders have dubbed the “South of Burlingame Avenue area.”

“We’ve been long-time supporters of Citizens for a Better Burlingame and the Chamber of Commerce,” said Woods. “And part of what we believe needs to happen is you need to expand off Burlingame Avenue to expand the pedestrian nature of the town (and) make the whole area a destination.”

The design of the new store is being handled by Elmslie Osler Architect, a small New York City firm that has also designed an Anthropologie store in Jacksonville, Fla.

Robin Osler, the founding principal of the firm, said Anthropologie hired her firm and others because the company is taking a new direction with the design of its stores.
Because they’re opening quite a few of them in different parts of the country, they thought it would be interesting to add new architects into the mix,” Osler said.

The 10,000-square-foot store will feature a modern facade with concrete light bays and a series of copper and wooden rods overlaying a screen made of hogwire, said Osler, whose other clients include the Annenberg Foundation and Kate Spade, both in New York City.

Anthropologie has six positions open for its Burlingame store listed on its Web site. According to the site, the store is expected to open in the spring of 2007.

Osler predicted a wave of excitement from loyal Anthropologie customers, for whom the store is “sort of a religion.”

Among devoted Chicken! Chicken! patrons, there is still hope that the restaurant will return to downtown Burlingame. Councilman Russ Cohen praised Woods as a valued member of the small business community whose restaurant provided a “quick, affordable, but really good meal.”

Woods said he would like to return to Burlingame, but because he hasn’t found a suitable location yet, he has expanded the search for a new spot to other cities in the mid-Peninsula area.

“We are still keen to rebuild, but it’s been a long time,” Woods said. “So we’re a little less hopeful than we were back in the spring.”

Staff writer Aaron Kinney can be reached at (650) 348-4302 or by e-mail at akinney@sanmateocountytimes.com.

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F OR WOMEN 35 or older who no longer like the tight, clingy clothes at Bebe or The Limited, there’s a new option that may be a better fit.Children’s clothing maker Gymboree Corp. is unveiling a new retail concept, Janeville, offering the 35-plus set comfortable, stylish apparel in a store designed to feel like a homey, woman’s cottage in, say, Sonoma.

With some 590 Gymboree children’s stores, and a 32-store Janie and Jack chain, Gymboree is searching for a new niche apart from its traditional staple of clothes and accessories for newborns and kids. The Burlingame-based chain is betting the lucrative, yet competitive women’s clothing arena will be it.  Analysts say there’s a push in the retail world to attract Baby Boomers.

The Gymboree children’s stores are slated to grow to 650 outlets, and the new Janie and Jack chain is expected to grow to 200 stores. The company is banking on Janeville to push future growth.

The first Janeville store opened last week at Valley Fair shopping center in Santa Clara. Two more Janeville stores will open later this month, including one in Burlingame. The Burlingame store will open at 1235 Burlingame Ave. in late April.

“We put a lot of thought into our sizing and cuts, and have paid attention to the smallest details on each item of clothing,” said Lisa Harper, Gymboree’s chairman and chief executive officer.
The first spring collection from the casual, upscale newcomer includes relaxed jackets and capri pants with floral-print linings. There are also knit tops, dresses, skirts and sweaters with special embroideries. The aim is to merchandise so “it’s easy for our customers to put together outfits and wardrobes,” said Kathy Lee, Janeville’s merchandising manager.

“We want to make it easy so our customers can find a piece or two that works well with what they already have,” said Lee, who was recently general merchandising manager for Brisbane-based Bebe Stores. New collections are expected to the delivered to the stores every two weeks.

Woven tops range from $48 to $68, dresses from $88 to $128 and pants from $68 to $88.

There is lots of cotton and the clothes are tailored loosely.

The storefront at the new Janeville in Santa Clara features a porch and residential-style windows you can peak through.

The stores feature weathered wood, and warm textures and colors. There also will be antiques, plants, one-of-a-kind fixtures and slipcovered furniture in the Janeville stores.

No question, Gymboree knows a lot about upscale women and their tastes. They’ve been shopping for years at Gymboree stores for their children.

Harper said the target customer is a modern, 35-year-old who grew up shopping at Bebe, Limited, Banana Republic and other upscale stores.

Gymboree plans to open 10 Janeville shops by the end of the year. It will open its second one in Bellevue, Wash., next week.

The company recently announced that it will move its 350 headquarters employees from Burlingame to San Francisco by the end of the year. It’s moving to San Francisco to attract the creative young talent pool of design workers. It also got an attractive real estate deal for space at Howard and First streets.

The company saw 2003 fourth-quarter profits rise 5 percent to $11.2 million.

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Britons are generous, spontaneous and fond of their holidays. That’s the picture that has emerged from a recent survey of spending habits, commissioned by Visa. Ten per cent of us spend most of our disposable income on gifts, lavishing presents worth an average of pounds 589 a year on others.

The vast majority of such gifts are bought on the spur of the moment. About a fifth of our spending money after necessary outgoings, such as bills and mortgage payments, goes on holidays. Then the gender divide kicks in: men spend their money on eating and drinking; women spoil themselves with clothes and accessories. The Visa survey and separate research by Morgan Stanley and Halifax into credit card spending have revealed similar heartening trends. According to Visa, roughly half of Britain’s consumers are organised and disciplined, setting themselves a budget (and sticking to it) when they go shopping. Morgan Stanley found that - despite the fact that credit card spending is set to rise by 45 per cent over the next three months - most consumers expect to be able to pay off their balance in full at the end of each month. These expectations are confirmed by Bank of England figures, which show that the consumer debt burden is easing slightly: in January, consumers paid off pounds 295m more than they spent on their credit cards. However, when it comes to managing debt and spending, there is still room for improvement. For while half of us tend to budget, the rest simply head to the high street with no advance planning whatsoever. It comes as no surprise that the guilty parties tend to be the young: those aged between 16 and 24 are least likely to stick to their budgets and check till receipts against bank statements and credit card bills. While it may be tempting, particularly when you are young and carefree, to throw bank statements into the bin without looking at them, you are likely to be storing up trouble.

The best way to stay out of the red, advises Visa, is to take a leaf out of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s book and exercise prudence. Working out an annual budget is a relatively simple way to keep a handle on your finances. If accountancy is not your strong point, you may find it helpful to download a budget planner from the British Bankers’ Association website (www.bba.org.uk). Tot up your income, from earnings and investments, net of tax. Add any other payments, such as tax credits or other benefit payments. Set against this your mortgage or rent payments, credit card debts and other loans, pension payments, life assurance contributions, insurance premiums, utilities, travel expenses and food bills. Once you have balanced your annual budget, you can divide it into a monthly plan, marking those months on which annual or quarterly bills are due to be paid, so that you can put aside extra cash from other months to cover these additional costs.

What you have left over, if anything, once you have covered essentials, is your disposable income, that part of your money that you can fritter away on gifts, expensive shoes, football tickets or foreign holidays. If there is not enough left over to fund a weekend in Bognor, never mind a week in Spain or Italy, you will need to readjust your outgoings. A good way to do this might be to re- examine how you pay for things. Paying utility bills by direct debit is one way of saving money, since many gas, electricity and water companies offer discounts for direct debit payments.

According to the Visa survey, more and more Britons are using cards, rather then cash, to pay for their spending sprees. Marc O’Brien, vice- president of Visa, says: “UK consumers are increasingly turning to the convenience of cards as their preferred means of payment. Debit cards are growing even faster in popularity than credit cards.”

This is a positive trend. So long as your account is in the black, using a debit card costs nothing. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley has found that just under two-thirds of credit card users pay off their full balance each month. But for the remaining 40 per cent, choosing the right credit card is essential.

UK credit card holders could collectively save millions of pounds by switching from the more expensive credit cards offered by many high street banks and retailers. Despite the fact that it is possible to get long- term rates starting at 8 per cent, the average borrowing rate remains high, at around 18 per cent. To find the best rates, consult an online financial information provider such as Moneyfacts.co.uk or Moneysupermarket.com.

Those who tend to use debit cards for most of their expenditure should make sure they have the best current account for their needs. Prudent spenders whose accounts are usually in the black should opt for accounts that pay higher rates of interest while the account is in credit. Cahoot, for example, pays 4.1 per cent on balances in credit, while Zurich Bank pays 3.5 per cent. In comparison, high street banks such as Barclays and Lloyds TSB pay just 0.1 per cent interest on current account balances.

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Private Company Founded: 1932 Employees: 7,500 Sales: $502 million (2003 est.) NAIC: 452111 Department Stores (Except Discount Department Stores)Privately held Variety Wholesalers, Inc. is a Raleigh, North Carolina-based operator of several discount retail chains, offering a wide variety of clothing and accessories, housewares, health and beauty aids, sporting goods, toys, snack foods, and furniture. All told, the company owns about 550 stores located in southeastern and Mid-Atlantic states, including Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Louisiana. The units are divided among three primary divisions. More than 200 stores in the 5,000- to 10,000-square-foot range make up the Super 10 Division. In addition to the Super 10 name, these stores operate as "Pope's," "Eagle," and "Super Dollar" stores. Slightly larger stores, 10,000 to 30,000 square feet, form the 150-plus Maxway Division, operating under the Maxway banner. Finally, the stores in the Rose's Division range in size from 30,000 to 70,000 square feet, all operating under the Rose's name. In addition, some Variety stores operate under the Bargain Town, Treasure Mart, and Value Mart Super Center names. The company is headed by the patriarch of the Pope family, John W. Pope, Sr., known as a keen retailer, able to buy struggling retail chains and turn them around, and a man not afraid to close failing stores. Business, North Carolina in a 1999 profile, described Pope as frugal: "Some might say downright cheap. His stores can go 15 or 20 years without a makeover." He shies away from larger markets, avoiding going head-to-head with Wal-Mart, for example, preferring instead areas that have minimum populations of 2,500 within one mile of a site, at least a 25 percent African-American population within five miles, and a median household income of less than $40,000. He also likes second- or third-generation shopping centers, especially ones anchored by a supermarket.History Dating to the 1930s

Variety traces its history to 1932 when John Pope's father, James Pope, himself the son of a dry-goods store owner, opened a five-and-dime store in Angier, North Carolina. John Pope learned the business as a child and was known to sleep under the counter on Saturday nights when his father kept the store open until midnight to attract the business of farming families who came in town for the movies and might stay to shop after the show was over. Pope also picked up some shrewdness from his father, who was quick to realize that as war approached in the early 1940s there were shortages to come, so he stockpiled goods in anticipation. As a result, he was able to open additional stores in North Carolina. When the United States entered the war, John Pope, despite being 17, was in his second year at the University of North Carolina, where he majored in Commerce. His father called him home in 1942 to take the place of a manager who had entered the military, but the younger Pope wanted to enlist in the service. He was not of age and his father refused to sign the permission form, and so in an act of defiance, John Pope convinced a woman at the store to forge his mother's name and he left home to join the Army Air Force. Although trained as a navigator he never saw action, was discharged in 1945, returned to college, and graduated in 1947.

Pace of Expansion Picking Up in the 1970s

After reaching the 50-store mark and generating about $8 million in annual sales, Variety began to accelerate its growth in the 1970s, as many of the small family-run dime store and variety store chains were now in the hands of second-generation owners, many of whom were Pope's friends and whose children were not interested in taking over the business. Pope would buy the chains and convert them to his lean way of doing things. In 1971, for the first time taking on debt to make a deal, he acquired the North Carolina chain of 52 Eagle Stores, which produced about $10 million in annual revenues, a move that effectively doubled Variety's size. Next, Pope bought 54 McCrory/United Stores in 1978, followed two years later by the acquisition of 188 Value Mart Stores, mostly located in Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. In 1981 Variety added the 145 Super Dollar Stores, which relied on advertised sales to bring in customers. Many of Pope's other stores pursued a similar strategy, but again the retail landscape was changing, forcing Pope to adjust once more.

The legal requirement that retailers abide by the "manufacturer's suggested retail price" had started to be discarded in many states during the 1970s. As a result, the large chains could use their economies of scale and purchasing power to buy and sell merchandise at a discount, putting the squeeze on smaller players. After acquiring 55 P.H. Rose's variety stores in 1984, Variety was operating close to 400 stores under the Pope's, Value Mart, Super Dollar, and P.H. Rose's names. But the company was under pressure from discounters such as Wal-Mart which were sweeping across the South. The old formula of heavily advertising loss leader items at or below cost in the hope that customers would also buy profitable items as well was no longer working, forcing Pope to close stores in the wake of decreasing sales. Pope read in a trade journal about a California merchant who was taking a different approach, giving up on sales and instead offering all items at or below an everyday threshold price. After 1985 brought a 10 percent drop in sales for Variety, he decided to try out the new formula on 15 failing stores that he would have to close if they did not turn around soon. Now called Super 10, the stores priced everything at $10 or less. The experiment worked and over the next few years Pope applied the concept to other stores. To gain an edge he ceased advertising altogether, relying on the consistent pricing approach to bring back customers.

Although we can’t all go to the “Ball” every night, everyone likes to look their best regardless of the size of the event they are going to attend. When it comes to dressing up, handbags are one of a ladies best friends, and they are also very important in the daily life of the average woman.

If you care about being fashionable, you need to note the purses designer. Fashion houses made only clothes, initially, but then started to work at fashion accessories, which were of no less importance to fashionable women.

Fashion conscious women know that authentic designer handbags are an investment, but also, if you are really into fashion, you’ll know the feeling: lusting madly over a gorgeous new handbag each season.

There is no problem finding a really good designer handbag today, as there is a huge selection of brands and marks around. And remember, your handbag will have a very profound on your overall look and style.

Designer handbags make the biggest impression.

Be sure to use the sleeper bag that comes with your designer purse as it will protect it and keep the dust off.

A designer handbag shows good taste, well at least this is the commonly held wisdom of many women today.

Not all women can afford the high prices that designers charge. The majority of people interested in designer handbags these days do not know much about the bags themselves, all they know is the designer logo or name.

To them, a designer handbag is as important as the correct shoes, the right dress, and having a decent piece of jewellery around their neck.

When shopping on the internet for designer handbags, you should be sure to get a certificate of authenticity before parting with your money as “knockoffs” are common. Lots of people are looking for bargains on websites and auctions, but be careful, not everyone is as honest as you.

A “knockoff” handbag is top of the line when it comes to selling authentic replica designer handbags. So you need a fashion site that you can trust to bring you the best designer replica handbags at honest prices.

Many who buy these “knockoff” handbags however, still consider them to be bargains, especially when compared to the prices of new designer handbags.

Go directly to the designer’s actual store if you want to be sure of a trouble-free transaction.

You will have plenty of choice if shopping online now as many stores are opening up due to the increase in popularity of replica handbags.

Comfort is normally associated with sandals. While you might not think someone would purposely buy a pair of uncomfortable shoes, it is very common for people to withstand agonizing foot pain for the sake of “looking good.” The idea of comfortable sandals is not new, but at one time there was a stigma associated with shoes that were labeled “comfortable”. Basically, these shoes tended to lack widespread appeal. That has now all changed. Brands of sandals that are well-known for comfort also pass the fashion test.

Dansko

Dansko’s philosophy, “We think about your feet so you don’t have to”, accurately sums up what has made this shoe company a major contender in brands of comfortable sandals. What was once a Danish clog has been redesigned into some of the most popular sandals for comfort and style. The typical Dansko sandal is lightweight, made to move naturally with the foot, and enhanced with natural materials. Many Dansko sandals have received a stamp of approval from the American Podiatric Medical Association. Dansko, Inc. has only been in business since 1991, but ships its shoes to more than 3,000 stores. Dansko sandals all have the clog base, but are available in strappy, slides, and thong styles.

Born

Visit the Born website and you may feel that you’ve fallen into a Vogue magazine spread. The artistic edge of Born sandals is evident, but the shoe company doesn’t sacrifice style for comfort. What makes Born sandals so special in terms of comfort? The company developed a technique of making shoes called Opanka that results in sandals that are both soft and resilient. Each and every sandal that Born makes is built using some form of the Opanka technique. Adjustable straps are also a common comfort feature of Born sandals.

Birkenstock

The Birkenstock history spans from footbed insert making to being probably the oldest makers of comfortable sandals. Within the time that it has existed, the Birkenstock company has always made comfort a significant focus of its operation. The company entered the sandal market in the early 1980s when it developed and patented its first pair of thong sandals. With thick soles that are made of cork and natural latex and an adjustable two-strap buckle, Birkenstock sandals have a style that easily recognizable. In short, get to the “bottom” of this sandal and you will discover a sandal that is designed to take care of your feet.

Every parent wants to give the best products and conveniences to their children - no matter to which culture they belong or where they live. This is also the case for clothes. One wants to have ones kids wear the best possible clothes - they should look like a prince or a princess. And of course this desire is justified, but it does not necessarily have to cost a fortune
Yes, there are ways to save on clothing that hold true for clothes for your kids as well. For those of who are wondering how on earth that is possible, let’s start by analyzing the special needs of children before charting out a road map to get the most of childrens clothing deals.
Because of the nature of children, one definitely should consider saving on clothing by looking for and making use of children’s clothing deals. This is because children grow up quickly; clothes bought today will last at most, a year or two. Children also are likely to get bored quickly with the clothes that they currently have -much faster then the average adult. This said, why buy pricey clothes for your child if they aren’t going to last long anyways?
As well, children have a way of spoiling their clothes while loitering all over the neighborhood or while playing. By now you should realize that spending a fortune on your child’s clothing is not such a bright idea, unless you happen to have a pile of money. It is the best idea to buy your child’s clothing in bulk to take advantage of discounts available on bulk purchases.
No two stores will give the same discounts on bulk purchases. Check the newspapers for special discounts at garment superstores and analyze their discount pitches and the stores to find the best prices. After much research, you’ll know which stores to go to for great deals on wholesale children’s clothing.
Next time you visit the store you need not worry about your child going to kids section and making demands. Rather you can take advantage of seasonal discounts prevalent on childrens clothing deals. Using these schemes you can buy clothes for your kids well in advance and avail hefty discounts. All you have to do is to decide what all clothes your child will be requiring in the present and the next season.
When looking for childrens clothing deals, you should consider the fact that it may be a better idea to mix and match, buying lots of different clothing types, rather than purchasing one individual item in bulk.

Culturally speaking in the United States, women are supposed to love the idea of carrying around some sort of handbag for the majority of their life. Not all women love the idea of a handbag. Some completely resist, shoving everything under the sun in their numerous pockets and being perfectly willing to leave a lot more at home than other women. Theres nothing wrong with this. Some people find it surprising when their girlfriend resists the idea, but men are often relieved at the money saved in handbag expenses.

However, sometimes there is a need for a woman who really can not handle the idea of carrying purse to move into the handbag territory simply because of its necessity. Whether for work or for medical reasons or for other reasons, their life simply can no longer fit into their pockets, no matter how hard they try. Thus, it is time to embark on the mission of buying a handbag for the woman who hates handbags.

First, its important to understand why it is that the handbag is such a bitter idea. Most women and even men associate a handbag with traditional female roles and obligations. A handbag is a symbol to many women, a symbol that indicates that women are supposed to carry the bulk of the crap. This can be a big turn off for many women. Who wants to be saddled carrying everything around? Emotionally speaking, women who feel like they are forced to carry the bulk of the crap are more resistant to handbags than women who feel that they are in neutral ground when it comes to crap carrying. Of course, there are other reasons as well.

Some women simply reject societys standard of what makes a woman feminine. A woman can be feminine while wielding around a hammer and a stun gun even if she doesnt look like Angelina Jolie. Femininity is a state of mind more than a skill at accessorizing. However, for most of our society, when we ask about the things women will do that men dont, carrying a handbag is right up there on the list. This can be frustrating for women who need to venture into the land of carrying more items than their pockets will hold.

Just because you have to delve into the land of handbags doesnt mean that you have to come walking away with some cute little strapped number that is barely big enough to slip your keys and wallet into. The world of handbags has grown in the last twenty years, offering to many new choices that fit their personality and style much better than little strapped numbers with sparkles on the side.

Saddle bags are the number one pick for women who hate handbags but need one. Saddle bags are relatively large handbags and are a creative cross between the traditional purse and the traditional leather backpack. These handbags slip over the shoulder with the feel of a backpack and offer a blended style. For a lot of women, even those who love the handbag, the extra room afforded by this style is not only perfect, but the ease with which it stays on the shoulder and the ease of which it can be flung like a backpack makes it feel less intrusive to the woman who is handbag resistant.

When purchasing a handbag for a woman who hates handbags, shy away from anything too traditional looking, too feminine, and too glitzy or glamorous. Something functional, something comfortable, and something that blends well with their pre-selected style is more likely to bring about peace and willingness. A handbag shouldnt have to be a traumatic idea.

Never force a handbag on a resistant woman. Youll resent the money you spent and shell resent that you are trying to change her somehow. Rather, allow her the freedom to decide ultimately for herself what she wants to try and how she wants to make the transition.

Using a handbag is just as much about habit as anything else sometimes. Some women dont necessarily harbor negative feelings, they just never got into the habit of grabbing a handbag on their way out the door. This is reasonable, and anyone who wants to or needs to can get into the habit simply by leaving the bag where their keys are. You arent leaving the house without your keys, thus you arent going to leave the house without anything that you have assigned your keys to babysit for you.

Women’s Clothes What Clothes size am I
So what are the rules about the clothing industry standardisation of sizes? Nothing? Times have changed since the definition of women’s fashion clothes, sizing of the 1950’s fashion style; and no one within the British clothing industry has made any effort to change the fact that men and women have physically changed? Instead The United Kingdom has an existing standard for women’s clothing BS 3666:1982, however this is rarely followed by manufacturers as it defines sizes in terms of hip and bust measurements only within a limited range. This has resulted in variations between manufacturers and a tendency towards vanity sizing.
Instead what has happened in the fashion industry is that Europe has become more aware of these changes and so has adopted to these the changes of measurement sizes and as a result we now have more of women’s fashion Boutiques on the high street from Europe. Size ten in clothing for instance, gives a different fitting with the style you choose? Confusing?? Size ten in a designer fashion clothes will not be the same looking on women of size 14?? Retailers don’t make women’s fashion clothes to compliment people of different body shapes?
By adopting similar methods of European measuring, we were able to create bespoke (one-off) clothes, which will fit you within the scope of the measuring guide we have adopted?
As long as long as a you use the measuring size guide, we have provided via our site then we are confident that our clothing will compliment and fit your figure, and not as most clothing out there being sold, that try to “pigeon slot” you into ONE SIZE fits ALL culture!!