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The Times’ Alexandra Jacobs Has Harsh Words for Jessica Simpson’s Wedge Booties

By , the Cut’s financial-advice columnist.  In addition to “My Two Cents,” she writes about work and parenting for the site. Previously, she was the senior features editor at Harper's Bazaar and a senior editor at the Cut. She was also the editorial director for MM.LaFleur. Her work has also been published in Glamour, Art in America, Politico, and other places.
The UWS's new Century 21.
The UWS’s new Century 21.

While combing through the Upper West Side’s new Century 21 store, the Times’s Alexandra Jacobs (who confesses that she bought her Vera Wang wedding dress at the store’s downtown flagship years ago, before she was even engaged), had the misfortune to venture to the basement level. “I descended to hell, a.k.a. the fluorescent-lighted basement footwear department, where Franken-shoes like Jessica Simpson’s toeless lace-up wedge booties ($59.97, valued at $98) share space with brocade Manolos in the $250 range.” [NYT]

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The Times’ Alexandra Jacobs Has Harsh Words for Jessica Simpson’s Wedge Booties