Swatches
posted by Gabrielle of Design Mom at Tuesday, September 08, 2009
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
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I was just talking Swatches on Twitter a few weeks ago. Swatch is actually on twitter. There are some cute ones that are a bit more adult. I think it's time we bring them back...though I might only wear one at a time this trend around.
Guilty confession: I actually buy a Swatch every time I travel. There's a Swatch store in the international departure lounge at Houston Intercontinental airport, and every time I travel, I buy one.
I have about 10 now. I love them all.
K.
Maybe it is because I live in Switzerland but my entire family wears swatches (all four of us). My kids love the flicflac series. I completely agree with Mamma we only wear 1 each.
i had a fantastic one as a kid...until my dog ate it. seriously! all i found was a teeny part of the band; everything else was gone.
like chookooloonks, i've purchased swatches at the houston airport. one for me (a metal linked one with funky colors) and one for my hubby last year. his is completely fun.
i'll have to pick up a new one for my 7 year old son soon. he'd like the middle blue one.
Love these designs (though I still miss my "smelly" yellow lemon swatch c. 1985). I actually know Matthew- he used to live in my building here in NYC! He is very talented!
oh my goodness. i.loved.my.swatch.
i had one of the very first ones that came out, my parents bought it on a trip to europe, and the band was scented and kind of transparent. anyone else have one of those? i had no idea they still sold them!!
mymomshops - just saw your comment! mine was pink!! weren't they the coolest?
Maythi- yes! I always wanted to get the pink one, too. You're right, the straps were kind of transparent. I think they came in pink, yellow and blue. Mine lost its scent sometime in the late 1980s and now I don't even know where it is....
I still wear Swatches. :-) It's one of the few swatches that people with nickel allergies can wear! LOVE that yellow and green alien one.
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