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I don't know where some of these pictures are coming from. i didn't put them in the blog and, as you can see, they have nothing to do with the item. I have checked the HTML and all over and cannot find out how to get rid of them either. Sorry.
On my ebay site, I have auctions for a little known designer, Sugar Mag Designs. Karyn McCarty and her sister, Kaylin, made up Sugar Mag Designs in Birmingham, Michigan. Karyn, upset with the lack of real style and color, for women, in the golf world and resort wear, decided to put her talents to work and began Sugar Mag designs in 1997. She and her sister produced beautiful clothes that fit real women of all sizes and did so with fresh style and a splashes of color.
Unfortunately, the company did not survive the dip in the on-line sales late in 2000 and shortly after went out of business. This is a shame since their clothes were fresh, reasonably priced (for designer wear especially), and their designs & colors were beautiful.
I am selling Sugar Mag designs on ebay. These clothes are either new with (or without) tags or gently used and cleaned in preparation for their new life with you. They all come from my middle sister's closet and extensive collection of clothes. Many of her clothes have gone unworn as she moves up and down in sizes from 4-8 (and some of her previous sizes 1-4). My sister has always taken meticulous care of her fine clothing, so the next owner gets something that appears never to have been worn, and as I said above may not have been worn.
My sister also believed in Karyn's ideas about fashion and was a supporter of the designer and her styles. Below I have included a couple excerpts from Golf Digest that tell you more about Sugar Mag Designs, Karyn and Kaylin. Please let me know what you think about these clothes.
Carla
Please read 2 Excerpts from articles about Sugar Mag Designs from Golf Digest Magazine
Karyn McCarty, designer and founder of Sugar Mag along with her sister, Kaylin, was trapped in the same bad dream. "We were insane to do what we were trying to do. We were creating a whole new market," said McCarty, who launched Sugar Mag in 1997. "It was so challenging to create momentum, and you think no one will catch on. But our local support was so strong, we knew there were little pockets around the country that wanted something fresh and new."
What's so new about these lines? Said Ericson, "This is good clothing with a golf angle."
The new look is more like retail sportswear, including flat-front pants and shorts, Capri's and cropped pants, tops with three-quarter sleeves and a variety of necklines and stretch, lots of stretch. These are body-conscious clothes that are designed to move with the wearer. Added to the lines are dresses, skirts, sweaters, coats and even handbags, items that add depth to the collections. The concepts are young, fun and at times, even sexy. The new look of women's golf is about creating clothing that fits a woman's lifestyle.
"My theory is, if you have a certain style and image, why should you change that style to go on a golf course?" said Linda Hipp, founder and designer of Hyp Golf. "I started Hyp [in 1997] because I was a disgruntled golfer who could never find anything fashion-forward and exciting to wear."
Women's golf apparel manufacturer Sugar Mag,
The momentum of Internet shopping over the past year, especially in the apparel industry, was what motivated Sugar Mag to pursue an on-line presence, and McCarty said that she felt having a consumer-direct service would help build their name. "We have a niche product," she said. "And our presence is not saturated yet. It's crucial for a company to have on line presence if they are not everywhere."
McCarty added that for smaller golf apparel companies not carried in large quantities in golf shops, having an on line store that gives consumers access to the entire line can help a brand become successful. Sugar Mag considers its on line sales through styleclick a success and hopes to bring the e-commerce operation in-house next year.
www.sugarmagsport.com <http://www.sugarmagsport.com>, [now a defunct website - I tried - Carla] enlisted styleclick.com in 1999 to help promote and sell their line. Founder and designer Karyn McCarty said that when their site launched in 1997, there was every intention to go with e-commerce, but she said she didn't believe the company was capable of handling the demands of operating an on line shop in-house. "We would have been in over our heads," McCarty said.