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Let's have fun while we can

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“We're in a time of uncertainty: Will the luxury-goods market survive? How much longer will haute couture be relevant? So when things look uncertain, or worse than uncertain, for some there comes an attitude in the fashion community that says, ‘Let's all just throw on our hooker heels and have some fun while we still can.’” —Derek Blasberg [Daily Beast]