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Handbag line aims for 'tween customers
Quick ReadDaisy Cook's Rebelle Friendship Bags are designed to appeal to young girls -- and their friends
Photo credit: Photo by Pablo Corradi for Newsday | Entrepreneur Daisy Cook, 29, of Atlantic Beach, has launched a new 'tween brand which includes a line of handbags and backpacks aimed at young girls returning to school in a month.
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Handbags for 'tweens with a little extra
Daisy Cook's line of handbags and backpacks is all about inciting rebellion among the tween girl populace -- well, the sort of rebellion she figures parents will support.
"The whole brand is centered around rebelling against the bimbocracy," said Cook, 29, a fashion designer and entrepreneur based in Atlantic Beach. "We live in a culture, unfortunately, that is so driven by sexualized images...
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