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Besides The Gazette’s official senior fashion writer, Eva Friede, a shopaholic and trend seeker, I’ve recently discovered a new young freelancer named Maxine Mendelssohn. She’s one of the youngest of the newspaper columnists and sometimes writes with such a sarcastic tone, I often cringe and wonder “Did she really say that??” The girl is gutsy. She grills her interviewees with skeptical questions and we get their responses. Talk about pressure! I love it!!

Take her recent article on La Swiss, a high end watch store.

Maxine: So who’s shopping here at those prices?

La Swiss: The guys who shop here like fancy cars, cigars, suits and boats. They like the finest things. We get a lot of collectors and people who like the prestige of a wonderful watch. We also get people looking for their first decent watch. Which you can get for $1,000.

Maxine: Yeah, that’s a regular bargain.

Ouch!

I haven’t quite located what days her articles are published, since Ms. Friede’s usually pop up on Tuesdays, so it’ll take some digging. But I totally recommend reading her articles, she’s quite a trip!

Image credits: The Gazette