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Barbie Dolls – Where Did They Come From?
Dear Santa, Please can I have a Barbie doll for Christmas? Barbie dolls have probably been on Christmas wish lists for several generations of girls. In fact Barbie has become a household name for many years. Who created the first concept of the Barbie ...

The Sterling Silver Story
Silver is the most common of the Precious Metals. It’s working qualities are very similar to gold. Pure silver, which is seldom used for jewelry because it is too soft. Silver weighs about half as much as gold and has greater flexibility. Though silver ...

Vintage Costume Jewelry: Yesterday's Fashion Today
Jewelry, whether fine or costume, has been a part of human culture since the earliest times. People wear jewelry to satisfy their vanity, to indulge their love for beautiful things, and to look good to others. Vintage costume jewelry fulfills all these ...


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Boots, Motorcycle Boots, Work Boots And Even Dress Boots! Who Wears Them Anyway?
 

Wearing boots today is even more popular than ever. It used to be that boots were only for stomping through the mud with. Now however, boots can be as fashionable and stylish as you’d like. From motorcycle boots to cowboy boots and western boots, they’re all gaining in popularity. If you want to be on the edge of rugged fashion, get yourself some boots.


In prehistoric times skins or hides were probably tied around the foot for protection and warmth. The sandal, probably the earliest form of shoe, was worn in Egypt, Greece, and Rome; an early form of the boot was also known in Greece and Rome. The characteristic shoe of the Middle Ages was the soft, clinging moccasin, which extended to the ankle. It was highly decorated and was of velvet,


cloth of gold, and, increasingly, of leather. Today the choices of boots are great…wonderful styles and comfort.


Both men and women are wearing boots to all occasions that would have been unthinkable a short while ago. If you’re considering adding boots to your shoes collection (or if you’re looking at good solid work boots) you can find anything you want on the internet.


Choose from only the best suppliers of boots. It doesn’t matter if its wolverine boots or fashionable thigh boots, you can find any style your looking for.






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Reuters
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Fashion brand puts its own stock in Facebook
Boston Herald
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Lockerz Acquires Fashion Sharing Site Chick Approved
MarketWatch (press release)
SEATTLE, May 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Lockerz, the leader in rewarded social expression, today announced the acquisition of Chick Approved, an online fashion community enabling users to share and receive instant feedback on personal style.

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Fashion news: Britney Spears, Elsa Peretti and Louis Vuitton
Los Angeles Times
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South Africa's Soweto gets its fashion week
BusinessWeek
By DONNA BRYSON Struggling but deserving designers will get a chance to show work inspired by the creativity and history of South Africa's most famous township in Soweto's first fashion week opening Thursday. The township on Johannesburg's southwestern ...
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