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Clothes hounds were not the only ones eyeing those size-4 designer dresses that NANCY REAGAN wore as First Lady. The Internal Revenue Service was studying them too. Shortly after President Reagan left office, the IRS undertook an audit of his taxes, prodded by former fashion executive Chris Blazakis, who...
Some socioeconomic groups are impervious to recession. Dogs, for example. Cats too -- or at least rich ones. In Beverly Hills, Critter Caterers offers pampered pets colognes, tuxedoes and furs, bone-shaped canine birthday cakes that begin at $50, high-tech flea collars using ultrasonic waves, even a $1,600 Kitty...
The fur trade is bristling over TV ads for Disney's newly revived One Hundred and One Dalmatians. The 1961 classic portrays the fiendish CRUELLA DE VIL as a Leona Helmsley-esque character obsessed with luxury furs. The ads create "a gruesome picture in ((children's)) minds, making them understandably...
The busybody is the bully with the ayatullah shine in his eyes, gauleiter of correctness, who barges around telling the other kids that they cannot smoke, be fat, drink booze, wear furs, eat meat or otherwise nonconform to the new tribal rules now taking shape.
Marketing experts may wonder why Denver's Cherry Creek mall is so flush. Generating nearly $400 per sq. ft. in annual sales, it is one of the most profitable shopping centers in America. Could it be the free valet parking for the handicapped, or the swanky Neiman-Marcus store with...