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Ciska Weber opened Cafe Gelato in 2006. She said that a key to her biusiness plan is, “to keep it simple.”

If you want to sample some economic hope in Winston-Salem, grab a chair and try a scoop of gelato at Caffe Prada or Cafe Gelato on a Saturday afternoon.

“I have never seen my sales go down,” said Ciska Weber, who opened Cafe Gelato at 845 Reynolda Road in 2006. “The community has been really good to me.”

Cafe Gelato and Caffe Prada are two homegrown local businesses that have not only survived the recession, but also thrived. Families may have trimmed their dining-out budgets, but both Weber and Alex Prada, a co-owner of Caffe Prada, say they believe that gelato fills a niche in the changing economy because people still want little luxuries.

“A family of four can come here, the dad can have a beer, the mom can have a glass of wine and the kids can have gelato and they spend 20 bucks,” Prada said, who opened his cafe on Broad Street in 2008. “It’s a really affordable outing.”
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COLUMBUS, GA (WTVM) -  A woman is busted by undercover Columbus Police officers who say she was prostituting herself at her home in midtown.

Police say they found 23-year-old Brittany Parda’s contact information on an online classifieds web site, texted her Saturday afternoon and she agreed to have sex for money at her house.

According to officers, she directed them to her duplex on 12th Street and accepted $150 for a half hour of sexual activity with an undercover cop, at which point she was arrested and charged with prostitution and keeping a place of prostitution.

Officials say Parda told them she is from Vermont and claims to be working for Aflac in customer service as she completes law school online.

She is scheduled appear in court Monday afternoon on her charges.

Prada Bag

Manolo says, here is the Prada bag that the Manolo thinks is indeed most smart, with the many amusing grommets and the soft, semi-structured suede.

This it would be the perfect gift for the stylish woman to wear with the jeans and the boots on the weekend.

Gucci!

A new business has emerged thanks to the fashion aspirations of Indians in small towns. Some online shopping sites are bringing national and global luxury brands within the reach of these people at throwaway prices.

A couple of years ago, 34-year-old Pankaj Maithil, a businessman and also a collector of designer perfumes from Indore, had to travel abroad or to Delhi to add volumes to his collection.

Today, the best fragrances from around the world are just a mouse click away from him. Thanks to the boom in online shopping sites.

Inder Goyal, a 42-year-old engineer from Jodhpur, loves to indulge in buying high-end labels like Versace and Armani and Gucci. And now, living in a Tier-2 city he fulfils his passion of following the global trends with the help of his laptop.

For Frainy Singh, former Mrs India and now settled in Chandigarh, online shopping is a blessing. Earlier, she had to make frequent shopping trips to bigger cities to maintain her glamorous lifestyle. Now she can do the same even without stepping out of her home.

All this has been made possible by a gamut of online fashion retail web sites that have been launched in India in the last couple of years.

Both Indian and international luxury brands can be bought at throwaway prices on these sites. Fashionandyou, 99labels, Brandmile, DesiCouture and Privatesales are some names that are getting popular among the fashion-conscious Indians.

These sites also offer good discounts for the customers. Davidoff Cool Water perfume priced at Rs 4,000 can be grabbed at Rs 1,800, a Calvin Klein dress priced at Rs 7,000 is available for Rs 3,000 and Polo Ralph Lauren T-Shirts with a regular price range of Rs 4,000-5,000 can be bought for less than Rs 2,000.

A Modest Beginning

It’s hard to believe that such a prestigious international fashion icon had such humble beginnings! In 1906, Guccio Gucci started a small saddlery shop in Florence, Italy. Born into a family with a history of leather making, Guccio was a talented leather craftsman with an eye for European design flair.

Guccio started out designing leather horseman bags during the days of horse-drawn carriages. As the modes of transportation evolved, he eventually expanded his offerings to include premium leather luggage. It wasn’t until 1938 that the first Gucci retail shop opened its doors in Rome on the Via Condotti. Many of the original products sold at that first shop were handcrafted by Guccio himself.

Growth of a Fashion Legend

The universally recognizable leather Gucci bag with its bamboo handle was first introduced to the fashion world in 1947. Several years later, the brand’s distinctive red striped webbing became another of its hallmarks. The 1950s was a banner decade for the Gucci brand, during which Guccio developed many of the timeless classics that remain popular today. In addition to legendary handbags, he continued to craft luxury travel pieces, footwear, ties, and other accessories.

When founder Guccio Gucci died in 1953, his sons capitalized on his stellar reputation by opening stores in several prominent cities throughout the country, including Beverly Hills, Paris, Palm Beach, London, and Tokyo. Throughout the 1960s, the brand enjoyed celebrity-endorsed prominence as such notable figures as Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Peter Sellers, and Jackie Kennedy were seen wearing Gucci handbags and apparel. Rodolfo Gucci even designed the custom “Flora” foulard especially for Grace Kelly. The famous “GG” logo was developed to commemorate the memory of founded Guccio Gucci, and continues on as the company’s trademark today.

Turbulent Times

In spite of the fashion house’s prestigious image and international brand recognition, internal conflict and mismanagement threatened the company’s welfare. The Gucci family was notorious for their heated debates, clashing personalities, and rash business decisions. By the late 1970s, the fashion house was dangerously close to bankruptcy. One of the brothers, Maurizio Gucci, eventually sold the struggling business to Investcorp, a holding company, in 1993.

A New Beginning

It wasn’t until the 1990s, when Tom Ford was named Gucci’s new CEO, that the fashion house enjoyed a resurgence of its original popularity and prestige. Ford’s chic new collection in 1995, combined with the pop-culture appeal of celebrity endorsements by the likes of Madonna and Drew Barrymore, helped the brand regain its sense of exclusivity. Today, Gucci is a publicly traded company with a diverse array of designer Gucci handbags, luggage, wallets, sunglasses, apparel, colognes, and footwear, among other offerings.

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