i'm not sure if it's a response to the several years of sad economic times or what, but all of a sudden, people i know are coming up with the most spectacular ideas and starting their own businesses.
we have a neighborhood book club and at one of our meetings about a year ago, we all commented on gigi's incredible handbag. gigi, an electrical engineer and all-around genius, got the bag in her home country of egypt and said that she hasn't seen one like it before or since but got so many complements that she was thinking about designing something similar. fast-forward six months and she's designed a prototype, been to new york to buy high-end leathers and fixtures and BAM, she's selling them. she's already got a second bag designed and they're flying off the shelves. her site is http://www.uvodesigns.com/
the uvo bag
gigi with her loci bag
then yesterday, i was talking to a woman who confessed to being a shoe junkie. she has over 200 pairs of shoes. she and her husband came up with an idea for designing beautiful heels for women with their favorite college team logos. he quit his job so he could work on the concept full-time and now they have a business called fanfeet. http://fanfeet.com/ despite how it sounds, the shoes are gorgeous! i particularly like the clemson shoe...orange w/ a purple sole. fabulous!
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