Department stores in NYC — once the center of every famous rump waddling with every rich wallet — gone. Shut. Closed. Bye buy, ta-ta.

Remember? Barneys, Lord & Taylor, Gimbels, S. Klein’s, Ohrbach’s, De Pinna, Russeks, Henri Bendel, Franklin Simon, Loehmann’s, JCPenney, Abraham & Straus, Takashimaya, Saks Fifth — teetering. Bergdorf’s, Macy’s — tottering. Others — twittering.

To do alterations, your nearest seamstress now is in Cleveland. Even for a second tier of bar mitzvah invitees it’s sneakers, T-shirts, jeans. Cocktail clothes gone to the dogs.

Even the rich-rich are into consignment shops. Secondhand, slightly used — all fine. I gave my Yorkie a never ever worn Pauline Trigère sweater. Loaded........

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