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Handbag line aims for 'tween customers

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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