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Global Girlfriend Launches Spring/Summer Line of Fair Trade Apparel and Accessories

Unique fair trade boutique offers new bohemian inspired products. The line, which supports womens human rights worldwide, will feature fashion forward items such as tropical print silk cosmetic bags from Teddy Exports, a fair trade cooperative in India, crocheted coats and ponchos from KTS, an educational and vocational training program in Nepal, and logo tees printed on American Apparel's sweatshop free t-shirts. The entire line can be viewed and purchased at www.globalgirlfriend.com.

Littleton, CO (PRWEB) May 6, 2005 -- Global Girlfriend, a unique web based and mail order fair trade boutique, is pleased to announce that its spring/summer 2005 line had arrived. All of the items come perfectly timed with the fashion scenes nod to all things bohemian and ethnic. The line, which supports womens human rights worldwide, will feature fashion forward items such as tropical print silk cosmetic bags from Teddy Exports, a fair trade cooperative in India, crocheted coats and ponchos from KTS, an educational and vocational training program in Nepal, and logo tees printed on American Apparel's sweatshop free t-shirts. The entire line can be viewed and purchased at www.globalgirlfriend.com.

Owned and operated by longtime womens advocate Stacey Edgar, Global Girlfriend will soon celebrate its second anniversary. The one-of-a-kind boutique features a hand selected line of stylish items that are as beneficial to womens needs as they are fun to wear and use.

The spring/summer line is our best yet. It is amazing to see the originality and craftsmanship of our artisans," commented Stacey Edgar, founder and president of Global Girlfriend. Our intention when we started this company two years ago was to make supporting our girlfriends worldwide simple and enjoyable. The new line gives shoppers countless options in fashion and accessories. It is also a perfect fit with the recent shift to ethnic inspired, bohemian style fashions for women" she continued.

Global Girlfriends spring/summer line includes products from over twenty womens non-profit organizations and cooperatives both in the United States and abroad. The products benefit causes such as womens human rights education, homelessness, fair trade and poverty. Items may be purchased at www.globalgirlfriend.com or by mail.

About Global Girlfriend
Global Girlfriend is a unique fair trade boutique offering stylish accessories and gifts that help women in need help themselves. All of Global Girlfriends products are hand made by womens non-profit programs in the US and cooperatives worldwide. The line of apparel, accessories and gifts is a marriage of the talents of female artisans worldwide and the trends that grace the pages of todays fashion magazines Global Girlfriends catalog and web based boutique lets shoppers support disadvantaged women in over twenty organizations around the world. For more information please visit www.globalgirlfriend.com.

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Betsy Martin
Global Girlfriend
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Global Girlfriend's Boho Patchwork bag made by a fair trade cooperative in Bali
This funky embroidered patchwork blooming bag is as unique as our girlfriends in Bali Indonesia who created it. The women are part of a fair trade cooperative that creates a market for their beautiful handicrafts in order to help them create sustainable incomes and encourage keeping traditional crafts and skills alive $36.00 retail price.

Global Girlfriend's Yellow Beaded Tube Top made by the women of Coopa Roca, an organization of underpriviledged women in Brazil
Hand made by the women of Coopa Roca of Brazil, this top is beaded with a flower pattern and can be worn strapless or as a halter. Coopa-Roca has made it possible to improve the quality of life of the craftswomen and their families. $42.00 retail price

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