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    Iva Jean

    Ann DeOtte Iva Jean

    Biking crusaders now have a stylish yet functional cape to wear in the rain.

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    Quinn Popcorn

    Kristy and Coulter Lewis Quinn Popcorn

    The snack bursts traditional microwave popcorn’s bubble with organic ingredients, creative flavors, and compostable packaging.

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    Cold Spring Apothecary

    Stacey Dugliss-Wesselman Cold Spring Apothecary

    All-natural hair and skin care developed in the Hudson Valley promises to clean up your beauty routine.

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    Amelia

    Erin Austen Abbott Amelia

    A Mississippi shopgirl with an eye for design (and a killer brick-and-mortar) is planning her own line.

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J Brand jeans

A pair of perfectly fitted J Brand jeans walked into our lives in 2006. The stretchy (but not too stretchy) material miraculously turned our bottom half into our better half.

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