Composition (www.shopcomposition.com) carries fun, clean, modern accessories, from vases to teacups to shoes to jewelry. We like the way these products combine form with function and are never boring. Composition's bags made from recycled truck tarps

and seatbelts combine form and function in a way that is sure to get some attention. The bags are available in a variety of sizes as totes and messenger bags, and incorporate inside pockets. They are as tough and waterproof as the original tarps, which means plenty tough and plenty waterproof.

We also are smitten with the iBook and Powerbook covers of wool felt. The felt protects your lovely, gleaming laptop. When you open the cover, leave your laptop on it and use the surrounding felt as a mousepad. We think these covers would work just as well for those of us who work on PC laptops.

We must warn you that we find the site a little annoying to navigate. From our Girlfriends' feedback we know that you, like us, prefer to move around a site quickly. Swallow your impatience for a bit with Composition, as you will need to select a category to browse from the green bar on the bottom of the screen, and then click again on the blue bar in the middle of the screen. Brace your eyes for the dizzying (but stylish) loading of the products, and then drag the small green bar across the screen to view. In this case, the form got the upper hand over the function, but we like the products enough to encourage you to persevere.

Finally, a little treat! Right now, at this very instant, all the shoes on the site are on sale! And we mean a big sale - more than half off! She shoes are funky takeoffs on sneakers, perfect for casual wear or weekends. Select "shoes"

on the category list. Not all sizes in all styles, but big bargains abound!

Your functionally-formed Girlfriends,

Suzanne and Alex

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