Gifts Online For Women
Want to put some fun back in holiday shopping? Just pull up a chair, grab your mouse, and avoid the crowds by shopping online. When it comes to buying clothing from Web sites, many consumers are edgy because obviously they can't try the clothes on.
But Kim Johnson Gross, author of the Chic Simple book series and of the Web site Ask Kim on America Online, visited The Early Show Co-Anchor Jane Clayson to share some advice on picking out gifts online for women.
"It's not as difficult as it looks," Gross says. "I chose a lot of things to illustrate it."
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She calls bluefly.com "every bargain hunter's paradise."
"Everything is discounted - major brands like Calvin Klein and Prada, which is fantastic," she says. "But there's not a lot of depth. If you see what you like, buy it quickly." For example, a reversible wrap that costs $125 fits small, medium and large sizes. And a beautiful velvet scarf ($135) fits anyone.
Also at bluefly, there's a reversible jacket in fashionable light blue that has polar fleece on the inside. The arms zip off so it's also a vest.
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At brooksbrothers.com, find a red silk jacket that reverses to polar fleece ($248). It has a boxy fit that is right for a variety of body frames. The site also offers a black cashmere sleeveless turtleneck ($110), among other things.
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Gross also showed "two great outfits" from eddiebauer.com, with the easy fit that Eddie Bauer is known for.
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And, of course, you can rarely miss with a cool treat like ice cream. At Gross' own Web site, shop@aol.com, you'll find an ice cream cooler that will keep your frozen treat from melting away too fast.