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I stood in line for maybe two minutes before I was allowed in by two security guards and greeted by very friendly associates, one of whom handed me the absolute largest white shopping bag I’d ever seen. How much did they expect me to buy in this store?

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Lunch was served halfway through the day and by this time, I was a bit tired and kind of dreading the second half. However, I powered through, got to see Marc Jacobs, Linda Evangelista, and Tommy Hilfiger in person, grabbed my enormous swag bag, and headed out to my dinner reservation at Gran Morsi.