C,

How is it that the sales clerks at Saks can tell exactly when your underwear comes from Target, and your shoes from DSW? Do they have X-ray vision, or could it be (horrors!) that they shop there themselves? My current theory is that it is the shoes, sunglasses and esp. the purse that give you away. If you’re not carrying the latest Burberry Prorsum, you might as well be the bag lady from outside the Metro station. Don’t they realize you can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on raising your children in this city, and still have nothing to show in the way of seasonal accessories or glamorous vacations? Which explains why I would love to shop at these places, were it not for the fact that I simply have nothing to wear…..

Faithfully,

P.