Working mothers are paying as much as $200 for a special occasion dress for their daughters, says Heather Andersen, a Metro designer-manufacturer of c(...)

Original Toronto Star caption: Working mothers are paying as much as $200 for a special occasion dress for their daughters; says Heather Andersen; a Metro designer-manufacturer of children's high-quality clothing. The youngsters wear the dresses to events like weddings; bar mitzvahs and first communion but don?t get much wear out of them afterwards. Mothers tell me they save the dresses as keepsakes for their daughter?s offspring; Andersen says. She says there?s a definite demand for high-quality children?s clothes. People are willing to pay the price because they last longer Heather Andersen