Critical Shopping

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So there's probably very little you could actually afford from the David Yurman shop that recently opened in Soho, but as Alexandra Jacobs details, it's fun to look—but not just at the jewelry. " A "mouse" is suspended in mid-dart past a pendant necklace. A "raccoon" (I think it's a raccoon) regards a bracelet, paws parted in a sort of "Somebody stop me!" gesture. A gopher cocks its head covetously at a choker." Thankfully, these "vermin" are stuffed, and only part of a holiday display. [NYT; Previously]