| Accessories are the icing on mom's outfit. They may | | | | evolved into a perspective that women's accessories |
| be a stunning pair of earrings or a killer pair of heels. | | | | should be both stylish and practical. She believed that |
| A Hobo purse would be a perfect complement to | | | | fashionable handbags with everyday functionality filled |
| your mother's wardrobe, too. And she would love to | | | | an unmet need in the marketplace and she applied |
| receive this thoughtful gift of quality and taste. We | | | | her vision to a new line with own label. Hobo |
| have chosen the Hobo International bag as a best | | | | International was born. |
| gift for Mother's Day 2010. | | | | Hobo handbags are pure quality. They combine the |
| What gets a gift onto our list of the best gifts for | | | | class and durability of leather with functional form and |
| Mother's Day? It must be unusual or have lasting | | | | features. But the most appealing aspect of Hobo |
| value. It must be sentimental or traditional. It must be | | | | handbags is that they are fun. Their shapes and |
| high quality or exceptional. It must make mom's life | | | | colors are lively and unusual. That makes Hobo |
| easier or more enjoyable. Those are the main | | | | handbags an indulgence that mom probably wouldn't |
| qualities of the gifts on our list. We have put Hobo | | | | buy for herself. And that makes them all the more |
| International bags on it because of their quality | | | | special. |
| construction, exquisite design and quirky, but | | | | The bag we have chosen is the Paulina Florence |
| functional style. | | | | leather shoulder bag. It comes in 9 trendy, |
| Hobo International was found in Annapolis, Maryland, | | | | sometimes frivolous colors. Step mom out of her |
| in 1991 by Toni Ray. The history goes that Ray had | | | | comfort zone and choose a handbag in a color she |
| spent nearly thirty years as a senior designer and | | | | would love, but her practical self would probably |
| buyer with Georgetown Leather Design, a | | | | never let her buy. Every time she slips that magenta |
| well-known chain of luxury accessory boutiques | | | | bag over her shoulder,she will smile and thank you for |
| before she left in 1989 to work as a freelance | | | | indulging her crazy side while giving her something she |
| designer and retail consultant. Ray's design philosophy | | | | will use for years to come. |