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Besides fashion, what is the next best invention known to womankind?  Well, that would be chocolate, of course.  Fashion Inc. reports that jewelry company Mauboussin has opened up a chocolate bar in France.  Leave it up to the French to start up something so fashionable...Read more over at WWD.com (subscription required).

With the exception of Versace, it's interesting that more fashion houses haven't ventured into the chocolate business.  After all, chocolate is the drug of choice for many women.  Some women will go as far as wearing chocolate.  Imagine being able to walk into a store and enjoy all the chocolate that your heart desires while shopping!  I'm reminded of a recent visit to Bloomingdales in which I was greeted by a makeup rep who offered me a basket of samples.

"Samples of chocolate?" I asked.

"Ummm...no, of makeup." (Duh! is probably the word that was going through the sample giver's mind).

A sample of Shiseido lipstick is ok, but chocolate is much better...