The Year in Sample Sales

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In her year-end round-up, Garment District Diva declares 2011 the "sample sale year of the man." But that doesn't mean she neglected the ladies in her list of highlights and hijinks. One image we're never going to get out of our heads: The woman at the Hanro sale who tried on multiple pairs of panties. "Boil your sample sale undies first to be safe," warns the Diva. [GDD]