Month: February 2010

Mary Sue Dwyer – BeRibboned Mom

Mary Sue Dwyer began sewing when she was in grammar school and occasional does a pillow or window treatments.  But her real success came with ribbon belts. She had always admired Hadley Pollack’s belt designs so she decided to make one of her own.  Friends admired her belt and asked

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Carolyn Denholm – Tennis Wear in Singapore

Tennis was her passion, so when Carolyn and her three boys moved to Singapore for her husband’s job she still found time to play.  In her previous life, she was in PR for a cruise line in New York City.  She left that line of work when she had kids

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Kim Apelt – Julep Lounge Clothing Line

Kim Apelt had a degree from Brown and masters from Harvard.  She was working on her PHD when she had her first child.  Her husband’s career came first and she put aside her PHD to raise children and move with her husband.  After a lot of soul searching, Kim wanted

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