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Expensive Fashion Drives Fifth Avenue Yuletide Spending
Prices far above two years ago fuel a luxury shopping surge in Manhattan during the holiday season. Blue chinchilla opera coats, $24,000. Ince stockings, $240. filmy negligees up to $1,000 illustrate a trend where wardrobe costs rise 60 to 400 percent. Shoppers flood shops despite high costs, seeking gifts for wives or daughters amid luxury and prestige.
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