Alex is remarkably (and, we'll admit, disappointingly) clear headed this week, but the Park Avenue matron is still trying to masquerade as a regular gal:
The last sweater I bought myself cost $34.95 at H&M, and I wasn’t going to lose my lunch on it. So why create children’s clothing that is so expensive?Ok, she shops at H&M (who doesn't?), but, just before this, she has already betrayed her station:
...when I gave birth to my second child, whose conception was one of the great surprises of the century, a white suitcase from the French children’s clothier Bonpoint arrived. Inside was a neatly packed duo of bodysuits with Peter Pan collars and a cashmere romper, in the wrong size. Returning them to the store for an exchange, I discovered the bodysuits were $90 each and the cashmere jumpsuit was $280.Hasn't every new mother gotten that big box from Bonpoint full of cashmere for kids?
No?
Of course, we are not really used to agreeing with Alex. We miss her trademark loopiness and disingenuousness (is that a word? You know what we mean). In this case, however, we really don't believe she is secretly running around buying her kids Little Marc Jacobs outfits, even though we are pretty sure she doesn't dress herself exclusively from H&M. Who can argue with the fact that there is no greater waste of cashmere than putting it on a toddler? At best, you are spoiling the child for the one day when they may have to wear the dreaded, pedestrian lambswool or, heaven forbid, shetland.
Obsessions: The Best-Dwessed List By Alex Kuczynski (T Style Design/NYTimes)
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