Critical Shopping

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According to Times Fashion & Style writer Mike Albo, Jeffery in the Meatpacking District will turn anyone into a queen. "We are all so opinionated and obsessed with fashion now that I bet you anything that at this point, Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell and probably even Larry the Cable Guy have walked into Jeffrey, traipsed over to the shoe section and exclaimed 'OMG! I am LIVING for these Bottega woven leather loafers!' Maybe I am just trying to justify myself, because it turns out that this is exactly what I said to my friend Carl after we walked through the glass doors of Jeffrey and made a beeline for the men’s footwear. We proceeded to prattle like pretentious twits for an hour and a half. But here, in this 12,000-square-foot fashion wonderland, you are encouraged to prattle, ogle and judge. Jeffrey has become a safe house where everyone goes to queen out over clothes." [NY Times]