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Alegria Shoes – a short history about the most comfortable shoes.

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Let’s face it, when it comes to shoes women know exactly what they want. If you can blend premium style with supreme comfort, mix in a portion of high end fashion and then garnish with a few sprigs of value for money, then you have the recipe for a simply stunning range of shoes that will taste as good as they look. Probably.

On an altogether related note, allow me to introduce you to Alegria Shoes. Launched in the good old US of A by a Californian company called PG Lite – no tea jokes please – the company has spent the last ten years developing a range of unrivalled, comfortable and classy shoes with the aim of bringing elegance and contemporary flair to the ever-evolving world of fashion trends.

The key aim with Alegria has always been keeping a firm focus on weight. All their shoes are designed to be super lightweight, which is where the clever stuff comes in. Combining featherweight sole materials with insoles so unflabby an asthmatic gerbil could easily move them with one feeble cough, Alegria have managed to produce a range of shoes so light yet sturdy you really do need to feel them to believe. Add to that a commitment to making all their shoes, clogs and sandals breathable, flexible and softly cushioned and you’re looking at a brand that genuinely sets itself apart from pretty much anything else that’s out there.

Not just elegant and classy, Alegria Shoes are also fun and funky with a massive range of cool, bright, trendy and highly collectable designs that will add a little colour therapy to your life. On top of that, they are certainly the only shoes this writer has ever come across that have been actively designed to make your feet feel “Happy”. Now before you disregard the aforementioned statement as a load of old twoddle let me give you a little more info.

Alegria Shoes, Clogs and Sandals have been designed and developed with a unique sole unit that has a moderate “Rocking” feature built in, producing a rolling motion when walking which has been proven to help tone up your leg muscles and provide an extra burst of energy when you’re out and about each day. Each shoe features its own patented, anatomical removable footbed and has an inbuilt arch-support packed with latex and super-comfy memory foam giving it a truly unique fit that it is as individual as the foot that fits it!

Billy Davies – Footwear Reviewer at Shoes.co.uk

Genetically Modified Ingredients and Cosmetics

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The meat and dairy sections of your local supermarket are not the only places GMO (genetically modified) ingredients show up. Beauty products often contain plant or animal ingredients with GMO derivatives.

Genetically modified organisms are plants and animals that have had specific changes introduced into their DNA through genetic engineering techniques. These modifications serve to yield higher crops or growth, or to insert a certain trait, like natural pesticide.

Still, the future results of manipulating nature are yet to be seen. Eating GMO foods have been known to disrupt the healthy bacteria in our intestines. These tiny bacteria are part of our immune system and help to protect us from disease. Even after we digest the contaminated food our bodies continue to produce pesticides from the altered food. The antibiotics in GM foods have the potential to build resistance to bacteria and could be responsible for the onset of superbugs.

While the verdict on the health and environmental risks from GMO crops is still out, avoiding GMO foods seems like a move in the right direction. Cosmetics products made with ingredients from GM crops are also good to steer clear of, but this is easier said than done.

Organic crops in the US are consistently testing positive for GMO cross-contamination. Cross-pollination from neighboring farms, GMO seed mixed in with organic seed, and misrepresentation of GMO products for organic to warrant higher prices are all to blame for the problem of cross-contamination. The most common GMO-grown crops are: Soybeans, Corn, Cotton, Hawaiian Papaya, Tomatoes, Potatoes, Rapeseed (Canola), Sugar cane, Sugar beet, Sweet corn, Rice.

Currently in Europe the only GMO crop grown is maize, approved in 1998 to be used as feed for livestock. No new GM crops have been approved for cultivation in Europe since then. Europe is not united on GMO acceptance, with several countries (France, Austria, Poland, Hungary, and Greece) banning the practice.

There is currently no law set in the US to test for GMO in organic crops and end products. The USDA has taken a position of non-accountability where GMO contamination is concerned, yet they certify organic cosmetics with the Certified Organic seal.

Because of cross-contamination of corn crops, some companies like Lavera, choose to use talc rather than cornstarch. Pure talc is a safe, naturally-occurring, nontoxic mineral that causes no skin reactions or irritations. Low-grade talc used in some cosmetics products came to light as an ingredient of concern due to asbestos contamination. All talc used in Lavera products are pharmaceutical grade, considered the purest form of talc, and asbestos free. In accordance to BDIH certification requirements, all of our products such as our natural makeup and organic skin care products are GMO free.

Coach Handbag History

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When you think about the brand name Coach, thoughts of well-tailored, Upper East Side women who shop at Saks Fifth Avenue and then lunch at small cafes come to mind. The bags themselves are supremely crafted of high quality fabrics and materials and give nod to this upper class reputation. When a women carries a Coach handbags, she looks classy, put together, and timeless.

Coach Company History The Coach company has humble beginnings. Coach is a fine leather goods designer and manufacturer that was founded in Manhattan in 1941. From the outset they focused on producing goods of superior quality, and the American market eagerly embraced their merchandise. The name Coach quickly became synonymous with well made and meticulously designed leather goods, and Coach rose to be one of the premium accessories designers and manufacturers in the country. They now have a large line of goods that is seasonably updated.

Today, Coach sells their fine, leather goods and accessories in fine department stores and boutiques all over the US and other countries. Their lines currently cover handbags, briefcases, wallets, travel accessories, luggage, eyewear, outerwear, scarves, gloves, fragrances and fine jewelry. They also license their brand name for shoes, watches, and furniture that use the Coach name. Whatever you find with the Coach brand name is sure to be of outstanding quality and design.

Coach Leather Merchandising Coach fine products are available in 400 company boutiques located throughout the US and Canada as well as in other small boutiques and exclusive department stores. They are also available through their online store and catalogs. They are currently increasing marketing efforts for international development, specifically targeting Japan.

While there has been an explosion on the handbag scene of hot European designers, Coach has been able to keep up with the trends and maintain their market share. They have not compromised on their initial modest heritage of superior quality and craftsmanship, and they keep introducing new styles that fit with today’s modern fashions.

All Coach bags feature a leather tag with the coach logo, and they market many of their styles in the signature “C” fabric pattern. Their bags remain classic styles and are only slightly updated to remain modern and significant. The Coach styles have endured for decades and some get tweaked to suit today’s trends and needs.

Their prices have also stayed somewhat below the skyrocketing prices of other, designer handbags such as Gucci,Louis Vuitton. Although not cheap, they are very reasonable for their style and quality.compared to gucci handbags ,Louis Vuitton handbags,Coach handbags have more colors,many young women like to have coach handbags in hand to show their unique style. in usa,the quantity of coach outlet is more than the quantity of gucci outlet and louis vuitton outlet .