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作者：dfs-1 在 海归茶馆 发贴, 来自【海归网】 http://www.haiguinet.com
By Cotten Timberlake
March 14 (Bloomberg) -- Dressing for success on Wall Street
can get expensive.
Consider Christiana Stamoulis, a former investment banker
at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., who said in court papers she spent
more than $63,169 on designer shoes and clothes in 2002. Her
spending, on earnings of $114,819 that year, came to light last
week when the U.S. Tax Court disallowed most of the deduction
she claimed for donating the clothes to charity.
Sixty-three thousand-plus dollars to make yourself
presentable to colleagues and clients?
Barely enough, according to luxury analyst Jim Hurley.
While Stamoulis wouldn't discuss her shopping habits, Hurley
said it's easy to see how the cost can add up, for men as well
as women. To prove it, he led a reporter on a shopping trip to
Manhattan's Bergdorf Goodman.
``We're going to economize,'' said Hurley, who does regular
weekly luxury-store checks as part of his research at Telsey
Advisory Group in New York. ``We're going to be looking for
value.''
That's a relative term, of course. No Target Corp. or
Costco Wholesale Corp. for Hurley. Shopping in Bergdorf's
women's store, located on the west side of Fifth Avenue at 58th
Street, is like browsing in the private mansion it once was: the
Vanderbilts'. Now it belongs to Neiman Marcus Group Inc.
Hurley started on the sixth floor and worked his way down,
looking for ``bread-and-butter'' wear-to-work offerings with
labels well-known to fans of fashions like the ones seen in
``The Devil Wears Prada'': Giorgio Armani, Ralph Lauren, Gucci
and Dolce & Gabbana. He sported a black nylon zip-up jacket with
black jeans for the outing and declined to discuss his own
wardrobe.
No Red Pantsuits
Moving quickly, he selected 10 suits, 20 tops, one dress
and some separate pieces including pants, mostly in black, navy,
gray and khaki. No red pantsuits for the high achievers on Wall
Street. A $3,290 Giorgio Armani pantsuit in gray windowpane is
more their style.
The picks weren't entirely monochromatic. Hurley suggested
a $5,745, pink plaid Chanel skirt suit shot with gold thread.
``Very Barbie,'' he called it.
There was also that $1,235 fragola (strawberry) satin
tailored shirt with an $865 black pencil skirt from Prada for
dinners with clients. And don't forget the $1,500 Ippolita
crooked gold-wire bangle with pale yellow citrines. No faux
jewels if you want clients to believe your sales pitch.
Cashmere Cape
A large black Loro Piana cashmere cape with suede edging
added $1,695 to the imaginary shopping tab. Then there was a
black Ralph Lauren trench coat for $998 and a shorter, lighter
black coat with off-center buttons for $1,990 from Derek Lam,
whom Hurley tips as the next big thing.
That left the items few high-powered women can be without:
drop-dead shoes and handbags. Hurley selected 10 pairs of shoes
at $465-$895 a pair. His choices included five pairs from
Christian Louboutin.
``He's the new Manolo Blahnik,'' Hurley said.
He chose three handbags, including a $2,495 Jumbo Classic
quilted Chanel bag in black ``caviar'' texture with a leathered
gold chain. For that item, there's a waiting list at least a
month long.
``The classics are the classics,'' the saleswoman
pronounced.
And instead of a briefcase, Hurley recommended a $970
Goyard tote in green, which he calls the hottest color.
Add in few other items, and the whole shopping spree took
only 2 1/2 hours. The bill: $63,148.
Men's Store
Across Fifth Avenue in Bergdorf's men's store, Hurley
zeroed in on the $425 Charvet shirts. He chose 10, with point
collars and cuffs, a few solids, some patterns, none white. He
then added three Kiton striped shirts and three Brioni shirts,
checked. The price: $450 each.
He only wanted three brands of ties: Charvet, 10 in small
geometric, repetitive patterns, at $170 each; Hermes, five woven
twills at $155 each; and six Salvatore Ferragamos, half in flora
and half in fauna designs, $135 each.
Hurley now zigged over to Loro Piana and snapped up the
navy blue cashmere overcoat, $2,935. ``The best bargain of the
day,'' he called it.
Next came the shoes. His first pick: a $450 pair of black
Gucci loafers with silver horsebit buckles.
At the cuff-link counter, he didn't hesitate: Deakin &
Francis bull-and-bear, blue enamel on gold, $2,200, and black
onyx and gold bars from Trianon, $625.
The saleswoman brandished a neat white cuff on which she
displayed his choices, to excellent effect.
Off-the-Rack
Ignoring the complimentary Champagne bar on the balcony,
Hurley headed to the second floor, where he selected his Italian
suits. He decided he could only afford off-the-rack goods, not
made-to-measure, which can cost 20 percent more.
In quick succession: four Kitons, $4,495 to $5,895 and
three Brionis, at $4,695 each. A Burberry tan trench coat, $895.
Now he added a $1,895 plaid sports coat, with dune-colored
pants, $325, from Ermenegildo Zegna. He also picked up a pair of
$475 brown lace-up shoes.
On the third, more contemporary, floor, Hurley selected a
$4,150 suit from whimsical designer Thom Brown, whose current
collection is unusually lined with seersucker.
Hurley returned to the first floor to select a briefcase --
a $2,150 house brand -- two belts, $370 total, and pick up a
third pair of shoes, black Testoni lace-ups, $890.
Total ``cost'' of the one-hour visit: $63,170.
``Even at this amount, we still don't have fully realized
wardrobes, especially for the woman,'' Hurley said.
作者：dfs-1 在 海归茶馆 发贴, 来自【海归网】 http://www.haiguinet.com
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