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The New Yorker Notes Christine Quinn Wears Cheap Shoes

Christine Quinn
Christine Quinn Photo: Gary Gershoff/2011 Getty Images

From Rebecca Mead’s profile of New York’s City Council Speaker Christine Quinn: “[Quinn] absent-mindedly flexed her right foot, exposing the underside of her shoe. In a minute sartorial lapse, she had neglected to remove the discount sticker from the outlet mall in New Jersey, where she had recently acquired the shoes, on sale, for twenty-four dollars.” Also noted, “the infinite variety of auburn shades with which her hair stylist has experimented,” but not, sadly, whether said experiments also happen in New Jersey.

New Yorker Notes Christine Quinn Wears Cheap Shoes