Hand Crafted One-of-a-Kind Fashion Handbags Are Made from Used Truck and Tractor Tire Inner Tubes
Richmond, VA (ContentDesk) August 22, 2005 -- Fashion can develop from some of the simplest ideas such as, the inner tube of a truck tire.
Passchal, a handbag company in Richmond, VA, has created environmentally conscious handbags that are converted into chic and fashionable styles for every age. Collected, cleaned and created by hand, Passchal produces a unique alternative to leather. Each bag is original in the form of markings that come from the factory where the tube was manufactured. "Every single one of them is different," said Ken Kobrick the President of Passchal.
"They're like fingerprints."
Smooth grain, leather trims, and a detachable shoulder strap add character to each bag. Smartlyte?, a system that illuminates the interior of the bag when opened, along with modern print linings make the inside of the Passchal bag just as creative as the outside.
The bags are waterproof, stain-resistant and guaranteed for life.Even the stars are already carrying Passchal handbags. The bags appeared in the Billboard Awards goody bag, and will be featured at the Fashion Week ReTreat in New York City.For more information on Passchal handbags please contact Ken Kobrick at e-mail protected from spam bots
or visit the website at www.passchal.com.Passchal is a Richmond-based company that has been in service for one year. All bags are made from recycled truck and tire inner tubes.
The handbags retail between $128-$160 and are available through Passchal..
Mother's Day: "Mama's got a brand new bag"
(ContentDesk) April 10, 2006 -- This Mothers Day, Charles L. Thomas is creating sibling rivalry with his fabulous collection of classic and stylish handbags.Charles L. Thomas is a ballroom dancer turned handbag designer.
His couture creations stress quality, beauty, comfort and classic elegance. With chic handbags made of the finest materials from all over the world and well crafted with the highest quality Italian leathers, Charless handbags boast a luxurious grace and beauty that rivals the larger brand names.
Charles is driven by unparalleled ambition, equal only to his passion for design and creation, his collection ranks well atop the fashion food chain.Charles takes pride in all of his creations; "I absolutely love to experiment with different shapes and textures.
I design all of my handbags from the inside out meaning that my handbags are as luxurious on inside as they are on the out. I make sure to pay special attention to every detail and to the quality...
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Cigar Box Purses - A Smokin' Fashion Statement
Mushu Treasures is the fun and clever alter ego of Seattle handbag designer Marlene Wong-Doutaz (aka "Mushu").
Wong-Doutaz creates genuine Cigar Box Purses that will add a splash of fun to jeans or an extra spark to ignite a little black dress.
Heck, it'll even brighten up a trip to the grocery store.
Her handcrafted, custom designed Cigar Box Purses are wearable, one-of-a-kind accessories that incorporate everything from beads and tassels to paints and papers.Mushu's colorful wooden throwaways are transformed into dazzling handbags that turn heads wherever you go. "I make one of the few women's accessories that men think are cool," Wong-Doutaz says with a chuckle.
"Men are not afraid to stop by, pick up a cigar box purse, look inside, and even comment 'this is great!'
I love it."
In fact, Mushu Treasures has more male customers now than she did when she was a commercial retailer in women's accessories.THE PROCESSThere is a meticulous...
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Ready-to-Wear is Ready-to-Die
Brooklyn, NY (ContentDesk) August 4, 2005 -- Where's an edgy girl with a tiny waist and wide hips to find clothing that fits her body and her sense of style? That's exactly the question that prompted Erika Rier, owner of Mellifluous Couture, to launch her new customized line of clothing. Based on the notion that most women have "uncommon" proportions, at least according to today's Ready-to-Wear standard sizing, Rier launched Mellifluous Couture and created its Build-a-Dress, Construct-a-Skirt and Style-a-Shirt lines. According to Rier, the problem women are facing today is two-fold?they can't find clothing that fits their body precisely, nor can they find clothing that is truly unique to their sense of style. Rier's clients have been improvising for years, buying only shirts in one store, only pants in another; removing flowers and adding sashes; having hems taken in and hems let out?in short, trying in some small way to make their clothing their own. To further complicate matters, the...
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Cranberry Commerce, Inc. Announces Relaunch of selenalynn.com Fashion Accessories E-commerce Site
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., (ContentDesk) April 24, 2006 -- Cranberry Commerce, Inc., formed in February 2004 to provide women of all ages a fast, friendly accessories shopping destination on the Internet, today announced that they have redesigned their initial e-commerce website, www.selenalynn.com.
www.selenalynn.com offers one of the largest selections of womens and girls fashion accessories for sale on the Internet.
The site carries many well-known brands, such as Mudd, Skechers, Baby G, Dickies, Dogeared Jewelry, Jones New York, Orange County Choppers, Kenneth Cole, Littlearth and RocaWear.
Product categories include handbags, collegiate accessories, watches, jewelry, sunglasses, t-shirts, casual shoes, belts, hats, and gifts from $2 to over $200.
The website was initially launched in...
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Top 5 Most Often Carried Handbags
Handbags have become the most popular accessory on the market and theres no reason to wonder why. There are so many styles and trends to choose from that its hard for a woman to choose just one handbag. Each outfit calls for a different type of handbag so its hard to distinguish which types are most popular. In order to help you determine which types of handbags are in style right now, I have compiled a list of the top five most often carried handbags. You do not have to choose one of these as the type of handbag youre going to carry but use this as a guideline illustrating which are in fashion at the moment:1. Shoulder Bag A shoulder bag comes in many different sizes and shapes.
They are usually larger, providing more space for essentials such as your wallet, books, makeup etc. Shoulder bags are meant only to be worn over the shoulder and provide a combination practicality and style in one handbag.2. Handheld Handbag Handheld handbags are handbags which are designed to...
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BIBLE OF CROSS-BORDER SHOPPING IN CHINA A RUNAWAY SUCCESS!
In fact, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post called the first edition the ?bible of cross-border shopping'. The book sold out in just 10 months. In her current release, The "Updated Version", she mainly focuses on fashion but has also included a new section on buying original Chinese antiques. First time author and Hong Kong resident Ellen McNally says her motivation for writing the book was to make a shopping spree to Shenzhen, a short 40-minute train ride from Hong Kong, a fun and pain free experience. "Tourists and local residents alike have so little time to shop that they want to make their experience efficient and get value for their money.
I want to make it easy for them and give them a comfort level even before they cross the border into China," McNally explains.The first edition was snapped up by English speaking Hong Kong shoppers eager to find bargains in the world's newest shopping Mecca.
Tourists to the area have endorsed the book as well.
"McNally...
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Clickhandbags.com Finds a Niche in the Online Classifieds War
(ContentDesk) December 11, 2005 -- Clickhandbags.com launched in April of this year and is now the three major search engines favorite classifieds site for the term, "Handbags."
In fact it's the first site ever to only list handbags in a venue for buyers and sellers to meet. The entire site including customer service, sales and marketing is handled by a staff of just two people. Much of this being possible because of the automated process of the php software employed. Registered users number in the thousands and traffic is increasing exponentially, in November they had over 170,000 page views. Not bad for a company in it's infancy with a marketing budget of less than $500 per month.Simon Schnieders, the company director gives us more of an insight;"Were happy with the results so far but we have much more to do.
Initially Clickhandbags.com was a test bed....
Clickhandbags.com Finds a Niche in the Online Classifieds War
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Finding Wholesale Distributors Made Easy
Do you ever wonder why some people can sell items on Ebay cheaper than other people?
The point of selling items on any site or in a brick and mortar store is to make money.
So how can some people sell items so cheap and still make money is the question that begs to be answered.
The short answer is by finding good wholesale distributors.
This morning I googled wholesale distributor and found that 14,000,000 sites were listed.
That's 14 million sites!
And the problem is getting through that mess to find legitimate wholesale distributors that are willing to work with you.
You know, when I first started selling on Ebay, I did what everyone of you has done.
I went to google or msn and typed in wholesale or wholesale distributor, and I expected that it would be easy to find the perfect wholesale distributor for whatever item that I wanted.
Well let me tell you something: there is a lot of garbage out...
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