"Among the Obama yo-yos and piggy banks, Ms. Fettig noticed the $70 tote bags by the designers Diane von Furstenberg and Tory Burch. 'I just wonder if this is part of the stimulus package," said Amy Fettig, a Washington lawyer, to The New York Times about the inspired Obama loot popping up in boutiques for the inauguration.
This article is so apropos. I'm (still) dying to get my hands on this Vera Wang-for-Obama T-shirt and yet, my feelings about the state of the economy are complicating the matter.
On one hand, it's a memento, a keepsake, a reminder. On the other hand, it's a fortune.
