“I Find It A Bit Ridiculous Actually, Almost Like It’s The Cool Hot Topic To Talk About At Fancy Parties”
The economy, s…
Moe’s report from the Winter Wonderland Ball at the New York Botanical Garden, in the Observer:
“There is this weird schizophrenia at events like this,” mused Margherita Missoni, the model-actress and heir to the Italian fashion house, who was standing nearby waiting patiently for the throng to clear the way toward the ballroom. “We know it’s happening, but obviously it hasn’t hit us yet. Of course we’ve been affected, anyone with a business has been affected, but if you were really hurting, if it were really affecting you, you wouldn’t be here! I find it a bit ridiculous actually, almost like it’s the cool hot topic to talk about at fancy parties is the economy, which seems very decadent.”
Ms. Missoni surveyed the scene and shook her head, setting free a few locks that had been loosely tied into her chignon. “Sometimes I wonder, are these people going mad? Am I in the sinking Titanic? I think I’m in the sinking Titanic.”
