Ukuhamba ngee-riptides zentlalo zaseManhattan kwakulula. Kwakusoloko kulula ukuxelela ukuba ngubani osisityebi kwaye ngubani ohluphekileyo. Umntu one-Verdura baubles, i-mink stoles kunye ne-Blahniks yayilinenekazi elisityebi. Umntu oxhwalekileyo oneenwele ezomileyo kunye nezambatho ezityiweyo zenundu yayilinenekazi elihlwempuzekileyo.
Ukudideka, iitafile ngoku zijikile. Ngoku iManhattan igutyungelwe ziigali ezinxitywe ngokukhazimlayo ezinamakhadi etyala agqithisileyo kunye nemisebenzi kwi-PR Ezi spunky zokupakisha inyama-izithili zemfundo, kunye neengxowa zabo ze-knockoff kunye neefroko zentengiso ye-Barneys, bafumene indlela yokubonakala ngathi bazizityebi ngelixa behleli kukutya kweeBhari zaMandla kunye neempahla ezingamakethi ezingamakethi. Uncedo oluncomekayo nangona oku kunokuba njalo, kuyicaphukisile inqaku leesimboli yeapile.
Ukwenza imicimbi ibe yinto edidayo, amantshontsho atyebileyo-anganqweneli ukufana nee-chippies ezichazwe apha ngasentla-ngoku banxiba njengabafuna indawo yokulala (jonga amawele ka-Olson). Banxiba ii-denim zexabiso eliphezulu ezingcolileyo, kwaye ubucwebe babo bendlalifa buxhonywe ngobulumko phantsi kweengqayi zesikhafu kunye necashmere ebilisiweyo. Yonke iNew Yorkeress ibonakala inenjongo yokuhambisa iinjongo, ngaloo ndlela ifihla imeko yakhe yokwenyani yezemali.
Ewe, ayizizo zonke iiNew Yorkeress.
Ukuya kwimbonakalo yelizwe laseManhattan, uphawu lwesimo esitsha nesibulalayo sehlile-kwaye kubangela ukuba i-JA.P. kunye ne-WASP ye-Upper East Side bagcwale ngumona. Hayi, andithethi ngezo zinto zingenakwenzeka zokufumana imitya yeeperile zikaLanvin ezigqunywe nge-mousseline emnyama. Okanye, ngenxa yalonto, ezo zonxiba zeRochas zeedola zithengisayo ngaphambi kokuba zibethe.
Isalathiso sobutyebi obubulalayo endibhekisa kuso sibusisi ngakumbi kwaye siyaphila kwaye ndingade ndiyitsho? -Uterine. Konke okudingayo ukuze ubenako yi-Matterhorn yemali kunye nokunyamezelana okuphezulu kwentlungu.
Ewe, ndithetha NGOMNTWANA WESITHATHU. Yibize ngokuba yiGrace Kelly Syndrome. Ungayibiza ngokuba yiDemi Moore Syndrome. Nokuba yeyiphi na indlela, zintathu ezi zintsha! Loo mntwana wesithathu obaluleke kakhulu-ngokunokwenzeka uphawu lwesimo kule minyaka ilishumi-uya kukufumanela ngaphezulu kwekhredithi ye-Park Avenue kunakwinqanawa yeBentleys.
Lo mkhwa ubonakalisiwe kum kwiveki ephelileyo yipal yam u-Amy Astley, umhleli weTeen Vogue. Ukuqwalaselwa kwakhe kwenziwa emva kokuyeka amantombazana akhe amabini kwisikolo samabanga aphantsi eTribeca. Umntwana wesithathu uyakhala, 'Indlu yam inkulu, iS.U.V yam. ibanzi, imali yam ayinasiphelo! ' Uqwalasele uNkosk. Astley, okholelwa ekubeni umntwana wesithathu akaqhutywa kuphela ngumnqweno wokubonisa ubutyebi, kodwa nangokonwaba, uKennedyesque umnqweno wokuzala usapho.
Emva kokubaleka ndaya kwi-A.A., ndaye ndatyhafa ndibiza ukubeleka kukaLiz Lange ukuze ndiqinisekise. Ukukhulisa abantwana kubiza kakhulu, kodwa akukho kunqongophala kwabasetyhini ababonakala ngathi banemali, bagxotha i-LL, inkosikazi yobuhle obuphezulu kwaye yena ungumama wabantwana abonwabileyo, owayephakathi ekutsaleni ingqokelela yakhe yokuwa kweThagethi. . Uninzi lwabathengi awadibana nabo xa wayeqala ukuvula ivenkile yakhe ngo-1998 ngoku bakumntwana wabo wesithathu okanye wesine, uxele. Ngenxa yalo mkhwa, ayisiyiyo kuphela ukuba ishishini lakhe liyachuma, kodwa abathengi bayazi uyilo olungcono kunalo. Kuyothusa, utshilo uNksk. Lange. Banokubhekisa nakwizinto ngokwamaxesha kunye nenombolo yesitayile.
Ukuthetha ngeempawu zesimo kunye namanenekazi atyebileyo, ukuba omnye umntu ungandibuza ukuba ndicinga ntoni ngeMag gala yeveki ephelileyo, ndiza kuphosa isuti yesuti enesiketi esisitya emadolweni ndize ndizicofe phambi kwesitolo seChanel ngomhla we-57 Isitalato. Hayi, bendingekho apho. Akukho mntu undimemileyo. Uyonwabile ngoku? Ngobusuku ekuthethwa ngabo, ndaye ndanyanzelwa ukuba ndiphambi kwetelly ndibambe iziqendu zam zeTivo'd zeModeli elandelayo yaseMelika. Ngelixa wawusonwabela ubuqaqawuli obubonakalisiweyo bobuqaqawuli bukaKarl Lagerfeld, ndandizazi ngebhetshi elandelayo yeManhattan-bound mannequins. Imali yam ikwiKahlen. Abo bangakwaziyo ukulinda de kube li-18 kuMeyi ukufumanisa ukuba ngubani ophumeleleyo banokufuna ukuma kwi-Union Square Café, apho ndiva khona uNaima othandekayo ngoku, emva komdlalo, esebenza njengeweyitala. Imiswe ngu. Ingcebiso kakhulu. Mhlawumbi uya kuphalaza iimbotyi.
