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‘Ethical Shopping, Ethical Clothing’ Series to Help Inform Consumers

Fairfield, IA (PRWEB) March 7, 2006

OrganicClothing.blogs.com in collaboration with LotusOrganics.com is pleased to announce the publication of a three-part blog series titled “Ethical Shopping, Ethical Clothing.” This three-part blog series carefully and thoroughly examines the major issues related to shopping ethically and what constitutes ethical clothing.

The global apparel industry is valued at roughly $ 390 billion. The number of garments purchased by American consumers has increased 73% between 1996 and 2001, while apparel prices have fallen 10% over the past decade. “Always Low Prices” comes largely at the expense of poor, uneducated garment workers in developing countries who have been trapped in a system of servitude and sweatshop conditions. Boycotts, picketing, letter writing campaigns, and a barrage of unfavorable publicity in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s forced many large name clothing chains to adopt “Corporate Social Responsibility” policies requiring their clothing manufacturers and suppliers to provide fair wages and safe working conditions to their employees.

The first in the “Ethical Shopping, Ethical Clothing” series explores issues of sweatshop conditions and how many manufacturing corporations and countries use a variety of laws and legalistic definitions of “employees” to hide the true extent of a vast underpaid labor force that lies below the radar of government regulations and “Corporate Social Responsibility” policies.

The second in the series examines ethical shopping and the rise, benefits and limitations of Fair Trade policies and organizations, while the third in the series examines ethical clothing, the concerns of animal rights organizations for the ethical treatment of animals, and the growing movement of eco-friendly and animal-friendly designers such as Stella McCartney and Hemandt Trevedi.

The intent of the three-part series “Ethical Shopping, Ethical Clothing” is to give clothing shoppers the information that they need to make informed decisions about the ethics of garment manufactures and clothing companies.

About OrganicClothing.blogs.com

OrganicClothing.blogs.com is a blog dedicated to all issues concerning organic, eco-friendly and sustainable “green” clothing. We explore social, ecological and environmental issues, hot fashion trends and eco-clothing designers, clothing selections, organic clothing manufactures, natural fibers and fabrics, chemical sensitivities, organic apparel costs and prices and anything else in the wide world of organic, sustainable and green clothing that grabs our interest. For more information, visit OrganicClothing.blogs.com.

About LotusOrganics.com

LotusOrganics.com offers purely beautiful and healthy organic and natural fiber clothing to women and men for work, school, yoga, exercise, casual, and sleep wear. LotusOrganics.com also has a selection of pure organic cotton clothing for infants and babies. LotusOrganics.com clothing is manufactured from organic cotton, hemp, silk, tencel, wool and alpaca under environmentally and socially responsible Fair Trade principles. As an internet-based store, LotusOrganics.com provides free shipping worldwide for their fine organic and natural fiber clothing. For more information, visit www.LotusOrganics.com.

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Entrepreneur Re-Defines How Women Think About Their Panties, and Themselves

Charleston, SC (PRWEB) March 26, 2010

Budding entrepreneur, Margaret Bjork, is today announcing the launch of PrivateEyes, a women’s panty company featuring empowering sayings for today’s “do everything” woman. Her first collection to launch is “The Working Girl” line of panties featuring sayings aimed to support women who are doing it all from her career to family to community. The Working Girl panties feature seven expressions that include “It’s Go Time,” “I have Brass Boobs,” and “My Bet is On Me,” designed to support women as their body armor during the best and hardest of days.

“At PrivateEyes, we strive to help women be successful and laugh while they’re at it,” said Margaret Bjork, a comedian turned business woman and entrepreneur. “Women are busy, and it’s easy to let the pressures of life take over. Panties by PrivateEyes are a daily reminder you can do this and are strong enough to come out on top!”

In addition to her launch collection, PrivateEyes offers the Hot Mama’s Line featuring sayings for Moms as well as the “Days of the Week” line featuring a panty labeled for every day of the week as well as “Panties With a Purpose” where women can customize a collection of panties with fun expressions for herself or gifts for female friends.

The panties come in bikini brief and thong in an array of sizes and are made from a high-quality blend of 95% Cotton and 5% Spandex, they are soft to the skin and comfortable to wear for any occasion. They are available for purchase at PrivateEyeUndies.com for $ 12.99 per panty or $ 65.00 for sets of seven.

PrivateEyes also features a blog called “The Duh” that tells stories from the trenches of the working world in the eyes of a female. Its motto – Be Yourself, Just Don’t Be You – features inspirational, sometimes comical stories written by the company owner and contributing readers. The blog encourages readers to post comments under a sassy handle such as Sassy in the City, Go Lady Go, or Charlie’s Angel.

PrivateEyes will continue to unveil new panty collections aimed to support and empower women throughout the year.

About PrivateEyes

PrivateEyes offers high-quality panty collections featuring empowering, sassy expressions for today’s working woman. Founded in 2009 by comedian turned business woman, Margaret Bjork strives to empower women to succeed through the best and hardest of times and find humor in life’s challenging moments. Serving customers nationwide, PrivateEyes currently offers three panty lines – The Working Girl, Days of the Week, and Custom Panties – that are available for purchase in bikini brief or thong at PrivateEyesUndies.com. PrivateEyes is a privately held company based in Charleston, SC.

Media Contact

Margaret Bjork

margaret(at)privateeyesundies(dot)com, 843-856-9275

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Gussy Moran – A piece of Tennis History. From thrilling the Tennis world with frilly panties to having to auction those panties to raise funds.

(PRWEB) June 30, 2004

In 1949, Gussy Moran, a nationally ranked amateur from California, shocked the crowd at Wimbledon by wearing white lace panties designed by Teddy Tinling under her tennis skirt.

Cameramen were laying on the ground to shoot photos of her underwear and soon the photos were appearing in publications all over the world. Overnight, “Glamorous Gussy” or “Gorgeous Gussy” was an international celebrity. She went on to play professionally – with the Bobby Riggs tour, appear in movies, broadcast baseball & write articles for numerous magazines.

Today, she lives in California barely getting by on Social Security. A small group of tennis people have taken Gussy under their wing and are raising money to help Gussy improve her standard of living. To that end, she has reluctantly signed a very limited number of lace panties & tennis balls.

Major tennis museums around the world have gladly accepted a pair of Gussy’s panties to add to their collections. The remaining items, which are now at auction with Ebay, will be sold with 100% of the proceeds going directly to Gussy.

Included in this auction is the only pair of panties that she signed “Glamorous Gussy”, an autographed tennis ball with her complete name, a shadow box to display the panties, a photo of her autographing items earlier this year with Bud Collins & a photo of her holding one of her endorsed tennis rackets.

This is a one of a kind group never to be offered together again. Not only will the winning bidder gain a historic piece of tennis memorabilia for their collection, they will also be helping a lady who gave her life to the sport of tennis.



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Maternity Mapper – A Maternity Clothing Store Locator, Mapping Stores All Across the U.S.

Seattle, Washington (PRWEB) December 12, 2005

All-Maternity-Clothes.com today announced a new tool called Maternity Mapper that displays a map of stores in any American State, that shopping pregnant women can easily navigate. The maps show stores from all companies, as long as they carry maternity clothes. So shoppers can find big brand name stores like The Gap and maternity clothing specialists like Motherhood maternity as well as the small independent boutiques. The map has clear markers for each store, and upon clicking the marker, the store name & address are displayed. Nothing beats variety when it comes to shopping for clothes, and the Maternity Mapper will help moms-to-be find variety.

To use the Map tool, users simply select their state from the list at http://www.all-maternity-clothes.com/maps.html Then the map will display with all the maternity stores in the area. A list of major cities is beside the map, for quick and easy navigation.

The mapping tool was developed using Google Maps technology, http://maps.google.com/ This allows viewers to see satellite images of their area, with street names added, using the ‘Hybrid’ feature.

All-Maternity-Clothes.com is an informational site specific to maternity clothing. Helping mothers to be find the information they need on ‘What is needed, what to look for, and where to buy maternity clothes’. From maternity tankinis to maternity wedding gowns, all-maternity-clothes.com has got the all the information a mom-to-be needs.

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Check Your Mail: You May Be Getting a Flirty and Unexpected Gift

South Orange, NJ (PRWEB) February 23, 2009

For the over seven million couples in the United States who are in “long-distance” relationships, connecting with a significant other on special occasions can be a challenge.

While some couples send classic gifts such as flowers or candy, the adventurous type may opt to send a flirty and intimate gift to their loved one: a pantygram. Putting a modern spin on the classic telegram, a Panty Gram is lingerie with a “gram”, or message, attached. These gifts are now available from Panty on the Vine, which offers a selection of custom Panty Grams.

Pantygrams from Panty on the Vine are gifts containing a personalized note neatly tied to lingerie, which is then packaged with ribbon in a seductive black envelope or box. Packages are mailed as a surprise to homes, military bases, or work places. Grams can be sent anonymously, and arrive in discrete packages to surprise the recipient.

Research from the Center for the Study of Long Distance Relationships shows that couples in long distance relationships send an average of three letters a month to each other. “A great way to make a gift memorable is to make it personal,” suggests Dina Moy of Panty on the Vine. “Sending your message with lingerie in a gift wrapped box will definitely catch their attention.”

Available products from Panty on the Vine range from simple red or pink panties to two-piece lingerie sets with accessories. New and only available at Panty on the Vine is the Gram Return Service, a way for the recipient to send a message back to the Panty Gram’s sender. This service is provided free with every order because a truly successful message goes both ways.

Panty on the Vine offers a full selection of panties and lingerie to choose from, and has sent hundreds of panty grams to lovers around the world. For more information about Panty Grams, please visit http://www.PantyontheVine.com.

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