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GOLD, FRANKINCENSE, SHOES.

The New Yorker

| December 19, 2005 | Marx, Patricia | COPYRIGHT 2005 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

It's time to buy! The shopwindows around town are all a-sheen, and the shelves are stocked. Sales associates are primed to tip us off that the ripped-on-purpose bolero we are trying on--the last of its kind--will almost certainly be snapped up by whoever walks in next. Besides, the salespeople insist, it's just the thing to wear for holiday parties. And aren't we flattered that they assume we've been invited to some?

So let's get going. We'll walk haphazardly through the streets of Manhattan, stopping at whatever catches our eye. And don't tell me you don't need anything. Do I need the $1,250 red herringbone Copenhagen-designed coat that fastens asymmetrically ...

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