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  and was wearing some sort of skintight football jersey with the 
  number 69 on both the front and the back。 As always; a picture of 
  subtlety and understatement。

  Neither of us so much as glanced at him。 The clock said it was only 
  four; but it felt like midnight。

  “OK then; let me guess。 Mama’s been calling off the hook because she 
  lost an earring somewhere between the Ritz and Alain Ducasse and she 
  wants you to find it; even though it’s in Paris and you’re in New 
  York。”

  I snorted。 “You think that would put us in this condition? That’s 
  ourjob 。 We do that every day。 Give us something difficult。”

  Even Emily laughed。 “Seriously; James; not good enough。 I could find 
  an earring in under ten minutes in any city in the world;” she said; 
  all of a sudden inspired to join in for reasons I didn’t understand。 
  “It’d only be a challenge if she didn’t tell us what city she’d lost 
  it in。 But I bet even then we could do it。”

  James was backing himself away from the office; a look of feigned 
  horror on his face。 “All right; then; ladies; you have a great day; 
  you hear? At least she hasn’t fucked you both up for good。 I mean; 
  seriously; thank god for that; right? You’re bothtooootally sane。 
  Yeah。 Um; have a great day 。 。 。”

  “NOT SO FAST THERE; YOU PANSY!” shrieked someone very loud and very 
  high…pitched。 “I WANT YOU TO MARCH YOUR WAY BACK IN THERE AND TELL 
  THE GIRLS WHAT YOU WERE THINKING WHEN YOU PUT THAT SHMATA ON THIS 
  MORNING!” Nigel grabbed James by the left ear and dragged him into 
  the area between our desks。

  “Oh; e on; Nigel;” James whined; pretending to be annoyed but 
  obviously delighted that Nigel was touching him。 “You know you love 
  this top!”

  “LOVE THAT TOP? YOU THINK I LOVE THAT FRATTY; GAY…JOCK LOOK YOU’VE 
  GOT GOING? JAMES; YOU NEED TO RETHINK HERE; OK? OK?”

  “What’s wrong with a tight football jersey? I think it looks hot。” 
  Emily and I nodded in quiet alliance with James。 It may not have 
  been exactly tasteful; but he did look incredibly hip。 And besides; 
  it was kind of tough to be taking fashion advice from a man who was; 
  at that precise moment; wearing zebra…print boot…cut jeans and a 
  black V…neck sweater with a keyhole cut out in the back to reveal 
  rippling back muscles。 The whole ensemble was topped off with a 
  floppy straw hat and a touch (subtle; I’ll give him that!) of kohl 
  eyeliner。

  “BABY BOY; fashion IS NOT FOR advertising YOUR FAVE SEX ACTS ON YOUR 
  SHIRT。 UNH…UNH; NO IT’S NOT! YOU WANNA SHOW A LITTLE SKIN? THAT’S 
  HOT! YOU WANNA SHOW SOME OF THOSE TIGHT; YOUNG CURVES OF 
  YOURS?THAT’S HOT。 CLOTHING IS NOT FOR TELLING THE WORLD WHAT 
  POSITION YOU PREFER; BOYFRIEND。 NOW DO YOU UNDERSTAND?”

  “But; Nigel!” A look of defeat was carefully constructed to disguise 
  how pleased he was to be the center of Nigel’s attention。

  “DON’T ‘NIGEL’ ME; HONEY。 GO TALK TO JEFFY AND TELL HIM I SENT YOU。 
  TELL HIM TO GIVE YOU THE NEW CALVIN TANK WE CALLED IN FOR THE MIAMI 
  SHOOT。 IT’S THE ONE THAT GORGEOUS BLACK MODEL—OH MY; HE’S AS TASTY 
  AS A THICK; CHOCOLATE MILKSHAKE—IS ASSIGNED TO WEAR。 GO ON NOW; 
  SHOO。 BUT BE SURE TO E BACK HERE AND SHOW ME WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE!”

  James scampered off like a recently fed bunny rabbit; and Nigel 
  turned to look at us。 “HAVE YOU PUT IN HER CLOTHING ORDER YET?” he 
  asked no one in particular。

  “No; she won’t choose until she has the look…books;” Emily answered; 
  looking bored。 “She said she’ll do it when she gets back。”

  “WELL; JUST BE SURE TO LET ME KNOW AHEAD OF TIME SO I CAN CLEAR MY 
  SCHEDULE FOR THAT PARTY!” He took off in the direction of the 
  Closet; probably to try to catch a glimpse of James changing。

  I’d already lived through one round of Miranda wardrobe ordering; 
  and it hadn’t been pretty。 When at the shows; she went from runway 
  to runway; sketchbook in hand; preparing herself to e back to the 
  States and tell New York society what they would be wearing—and 
  middle America what they’d like to be wearing—via the only runway 
  that actually mattered。 Little did I know that Miranda was also 
  paying particular attention to the outfits cruising down the runways 
  because it was her first glance at what she herself would be wearing 
  in the uping months。

  A couple weeks after returning to the office; Miranda had handed 
  Emily a list of designers whose look…books she’d like to see。 As the 
  usual suspects rushed to get their books put together for her—their 
  runway photographs often weren’t even developed; never mind 
  airbrushed and bound; before she demanded to see them—everyone 
  atRunway was put on alert that the books would be arriving。 Nigel 
  would need to be ready; of course; to help her flip through them all 
  and select her personal outfits。 An accessories editor should be on 
  hand to choose bags and shoes; and perhaps an extra fashion editor 
  to ensure that everyone was in agreement—especially if the order 
  included something big; like a fur coat or an evening gown。 When the 
  various houses had finally pieced together the different items she’d 
  requested; Miranda’s personal tailor would e toRunway for a few 
  days to fit everything。 Jeffy would pletely empty out the Closet; 
  and no one would really be able to get any work done at all; since 
  Miranda and her tailor would be holed up in there for hours on end。 
  On the first go…round of fittings; I’d walked by the Closet just in 
  time to hear Nigel shouting; “MIRANDA PRIESTLY! TAKE THAT RAG OFF 
  THIS SECOND。 THAT DRESS MAKES YOU LOOK LIKE A SLUT! A MON WHORE!” 
  I’d stood outside with my ear pressed to the door—literally risking 
  life and limb if it were to swing open—and waited for her to upbraid 
  him in that special way of hers; but all I heard was a quiet murmur 
  of agreement and the rustling of the fabric as she removed the 
  dress。

  Now that I had been there long enough; it seemed as though the honor 
  of ordering Miranda’s clothes would fall to me。 Four times a year; 
  like clockwork; she flipped through look…books like they were her 
  own personal catalogs and selected Alexander McQueen suits and 
  Balenciaga pants like they were T…shirts from L。L。Bean。 A yellow 
  sticky on this pair of Fendi pencil pants; another placed squarely 
  over the Chanel skirt suit; a third with a big “NO” plastered across 
  the matching silk top。 Flip; stick; flip; stick; on and on it went; 
  until she had selected a full season’s wardrobe directly from the 
  runway; clothes that had most likely not yet even been made。

  I’d watched as Emily had faxed Miranda’s choices to the different 
  designers; omitting any size or color preference; since anyone worth 
  their Manolos knew what would work for Miranda Priestly。 Of course; 
  merely being made to the correct size wasn’t enough—when the clothes 
  did arrive at the magazine; they’d need to be cut and tucked to make 
  them appear custom…made。 Only when the entire wardrobe was 
  pletely ordered; shipped; snipped; and delivered expressly to her 
  bedroom closet by chauffeured limousine would Miranda relinquish 
  last season’s clothes and heaps of Yves and Celine and Helmut Lang 
  would find their way—in garbage bags—back to the office。 Most were 
  only four or six months old; stuff that had been worn once or twice 
  or; most often; not at all。 Everything was still so incredibly 
  stylish; so ludicrously hip; that it wasn’t yet available in most 
  stores; but once it was last season; it was about as likely to show 
  up on Miranda as a pair of pleather pants from Target’s new Massimo 
  line。

  Occasionally I’d find a tank top or an oversize jacket I could keep; 
  but the fact that everything was in a size zero was a bit of a 
  problem。 Mostly we distributed the clothes to anyone with preteen 
  daughters; the only ones who had a shot in hell of actually fitting 
  into the stuff。 I pictured little girls with bodies like little boys 
  strutting around in Prada lipstick skirts and slinky Dolce and 
  Gabbana dresses with spaghetti straps。 If there was something really 
  dynamite; really expensive; I’d pull it from the garbage bag and 
  stash it under my desk until I could smuggle it Home safely。 A few 
  quick clicks on ebay or perhaps a little visit to one of the upscale 
  consignment shops on Madison Avenue; and my salary all of a sudden 
  wasn’t so depressing。 Not stealing; I rationalized; simply utilizing 
  what was available to me。

  Miranda called six more times between the hours of six and nine in 
  the evening—midnight to threeA 。M。 her time—to have us connect her 
  to various people who were already in Paris。 I fielded them 
  listlessly; uneventfully; until I went 

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