Damn that Recession

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Plans for a spring version of Pet Fashion Week, the annual August showcase of four-legged fashion, won't be realized due to the recession. "'There was a real boom ? 2006 until this summer,' says show coordinator Derek DiFante. 'Now it seems it’s tapered off a bit.'” [NYM]