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bj1111

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Mink casually draped over a bar stool, Dior scarf on the floor. The owner one stool over, mistress of the universe archetype, eats her tagliatelle before heading back to the coalface.

Older man escorts much younger wife down 5th Avenue. She is clad in a moncler puffer, golden goose star trainers and a tutu skirt that I’m sure I’m supposed to recognize swinging her birkin.

2 hour stroll to see the Christmas windows. Total number of birkins seen in the wild, 5. Total number of furs seen, countless. Faux fur has not made it to this part of the world.

Stay tuned as your intrepid reporter goes to Brooklyn tomorrow.

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taylor

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Your identity is closely guarded here Super Slueth ....go forth and report !
Be Safe!

Anonymous

Good lord. I can't wait for the next report! I love to hate conspicuous consumption although I wouldn't say no to a pair of Golden Goose were they to land in my closet ,

Cee

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**1960s spy music theme**

taylor

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I had to google Golden Goose........
Yikes!:)

SarahD8

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Love this, I slurp down this variety of snark like tagliatelle.
I need to understand the coalface reference though?

bj1111

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Coalface=mine as in “back to the mines”

SarahD8

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Ahhhh yes of course!
I think I was imagining that there might be some imposingly black facaded building in NY nicknamed the coalface.

Joy

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LOL. I have not seen anyone in real fur for many years. I don't think you could give it away in many places except to crafters who cut it up to make teddy bears.

rachylou

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Lol: Hipster Safari tomorrow!

Runcarla

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Gosh! I saw a fur stole on a dude in a shrunken suit when last I was in the Big City. It was probably his auntie's...or thrifted. Saw dozens when I was in the thrift stores this past week. If the arms weren't so short, I would be tempted.

Suz

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Ooooh. Can't wait for the next report!

bj1111

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@RunCarla, that’s 1970s blaxploitation films pimp fashion*. Was he wearing a fedora with an ostrich feather?

*see foxy brown. Distinctive soul/funk sound track to the genre.

Firecracker (Sharan)

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Nicely done. I'm on pins and needles waiting for the next installment.

The Hipster Safari, as Rachylou says--what a riot!

I'm surprised at all the fur!

annagybe

(website)

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Awesome report!!!
Though I’m kinda surprised & yet not surprised the Carrie from Sex & The City look still exists

taylor

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I thought the same thing anagybe, ..the tutu , the fur..:)

Bijou

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I can't help but feel a little sorry for the trophy wife despite her seemingly glamorous life, sounds like she is a caricature of what she thinks a New Yorker should be.

bj1111

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This is an interesting slice of society. In the street, everyone’s mixing. The maga guy with the placard, hordes of tourists speaking a multitude of languages, more diversity that I’ve seen in ages living in the upper Midwest.

But off the street, restaurants, shops, any place that straddles private/public, are usually white and likely wealthy. Crossing the threshold gives all sorts of feels.

kkards

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NYC is so funny...just cross the street and the vibe can change exponentially....one of my sisters lives in Queens, and no matter where you go, you are reminded that you are in a very multi cultural, multilingual and economically diverse city. my other sister lives in the UWS and near her its very culturally diverse, but not as much economical diversity...

Angie

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Fashion Stylist

And thought the same as Anna and Taylor....

Have a lovely trip!

Janet

(website)

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Ah, just one of the many reasons I love NYC! Keep the reports coming!

JAileen

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Wow - this is really interesting. I live in the sticks, so it’s nothing at all like you’re describing. Please continue spying.

Christina F.

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Ha! People over here on the West Side generally don’t dress that way, though you see it occasionally along Central Park West. Brooklyn will be a world away!

Jaime

(website)

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Yes, Brooklyn report will be something else. I think all fur coats go to the Upper East Side to retire.

Jenni NZ

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I had to Google ues AND Golden Goose- this is literally half a world away from where I live.
There is not much real fur in NZ, but it comes out for 1920s dress-ups- usually grandmother's or great-aunt's or something.I don't have any but my best friend has two inherited fox furs. She lent me one for Art Deco weekend.

Style Fan

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Love this report. Can't wait for the next installment. I only see real fur in vintage stores. I did see a Birkin in a glass case at The Bay. I am going to google Golden Goose. Or maybe not.