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XOXO was started by Gregg and Lynne Fiene in 1991 along with their partners, Marc and Michelle Bohbot (owners of Bisou Bisou). In 1999, annual sales reached $100 million but the company struggled financially. Gregg Fiene bought the Bohbot's shares and put the company on sale. XOXO was sold to Aris Industries in 1999 for $25 million.
The names man bag, man-purse and murse, mini bag have been used. The designs common in the U.S. are typically variations on backpacks or messenger bags , and have either a masculine or a more unisex appearance, although they are often more streamlined than a backpack and less bulky than a briefcase.
Messenger bag London bicycle messenger. A messenger bag (also called a courier bag) is a type of sack, usually made of cloth (natural or synthetic). It is worn over one shoulder with a strap that goes across the chest resting the bag on the lower back. [1] While messenger bags are sometimes used by couriers, they are now also an urban fashion icon.
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The earliest attestation of the use of either x or o to indicate kisses identified by the Oxford English Dictionary appears in the English novellist Florence Montgomery's 1878 book Seaforth, which mentions "This letter [...] ends with the inevitable row of kisses,—sometimes expressed by × × × × ×, and sometimes by o o o o o o, according to the taste of the young scribbler".
Frank Owen Gehry CC FAIA (/ ˈ ɡ ɛər i / GAIR-ee; né Goldberg; born February 28, 1929) is a Canadian-American architect and designer.A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become attractions.
Chanel No. 5 fragrance. Chanel No. 5 is the first perfume launched by French couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in 1921. The scent formula for the fragrance was compounded by French-Russian chemist and perfumer Ernest Beaux.
Barbara Mary Quant was born on 11 February 1930 [10] [notes 1] in Woolwich, London, the daughter of Jack Quant and Mildred Jones.Her parents, who both came from Welsh mining families, had received scholarships to a grammar school and had been awarded first-class honours degrees at Cardiff University before moving to London to work as schoolteachers.