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Calls to stores over the last week to do just that revealed a more-surprising truth: most of the unpriced items were never available for purchase...
Out of 30 items for which prices were requested, 21 were not available at the stores at which they were listed.
Two editors at different fashion publications, who would not speak publicly because they did not want to embarrass their employers, said “price upon request” was usually a misnomer. It has become a euphemism used to credit designs that were never produced for sale...
At one point writer Eric Wilson almost (cue dramatic music!) had his cover blown: "To get the price of the Van Cleef & Arpels necklace, a caller had to give his full name and identify himself as either a news media member or a potential client before the details were revealed."Out of 30 items for which prices were requested, 21 were not available at the stores at which they were listed.
Two editors at different fashion publications, who would not speak publicly because they did not want to embarrass their employers, said “price upon request” was usually a misnomer. It has become a euphemism used to credit designs that were never produced for sale...
This sad practice is getting more and more common as people stop buying high-end fashion, due to the depression making them broke. So don't get your hopes up for those metal suspenders in Elle, or the Versace shoes in Harper's Bazaar, because you can't buy them.
Or maybe do get your hopes up, because if you still afford these sorts of products there are a great many poors who will enjoy seeing you cry, or even just get a little flustered.
(Picture: Harper's Bazaar via Times.)