<p><a href="http://www.boston.com/yourlife/fashion/articles/2006/02/02/the_opening_of_barneys_and_other_high_end_boutiques_ushers_in_a_new_era_of_luxury_shopping/" target="_blank">The Boston Globe</a>&#39;s Style and Arts section had a front page <del>ad</del> story informing us that Barney&#39;s New York is opening a Boston flagship store at Copley Place.&#0160; We are on the map at last!&#0160; I&#39;m sure my invitation to the opening is in the mail.&#0160; Never mind that the thought of spending $700 for stilettos and then walking out onto the chemically treated, yet still icy, streets of our fair town while carrying a child and a diaper bag is about as ridiculous an image as I can conjure.&#0160; Ha ha!&#0160; &#0160;Imagine the fun when my new Manolos get all salty and wet as I fall flat on my ass!&#0160; Lovely.</p>

<p>This quote jumped out at me:</p><blockquote><p>&quot;Boston is still a conservatively attired city to some degree. But it&#39;s changing. It used to be that everyone dressed like pilgrims, but now it&#39;s much more sophisticated.&quot;</p></blockquote><p>People here dressed like Pilgrims...until recently?&#0160; All black, with thick belts and pointy hats?&#0160; How goth.&#0160; I miss out on all the fun.</p>

<p>Anyways, the truly interesting nugget is that H&amp;M is opening a store in Newbury Street.&#0160; Yay! Now that&#39;s a store I can shop at.&#0160; Shopping is no fun unless it can be done with (relative) abandon.&#0160; </p>
