MiamiHerald.com:
Ana Quincoces likes to think of herself as a fierce, independent, single woman, but everyone needs a little help sometimes
Especially with zippers.
You know what we are talking about, ladies.
When you don’t have anyone to zip you up, what’s a woman to do?
“Necessity is the mother of invention,” said Quincoces, who came up with a product called ZipEaze, a gadget with a clip that hangs from a zebra print lanyard. “My kids moved away. I was all alone, sitting around in a bathrobe, sipping martinis and smoking cigarettes.” (That’s a joke, folks.)
One memorable night the divorced mother of two was even forced to sleep in a particularly tricky high-necked jumpsuit.RELATED: Ex-'Real Housewife of Miami' Ana Quincoces on how faith helped her overcome family tragedy
That’s when she started using her noggin.
“I thought, ‘I can’t be the only person with this problem,’ ” said the former “Real Housewives of Miami” star, who found a lanyard in a drawer and attached a clip to it — and voila. “It took me about 45 minutes struggling, but I was able to finally get the zipper up and down. I said, ‘I’ll come up with something and use that premise.’”
ZipEaze, which can be found on zipeaze.com and may be in some brick-and-mortar stores soon, isn’t all Quincoces has going on. Her line of Skinny Latina marinades are doing well and the “The Next Food Network Star” finalist is developing new flavors for fall.
