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Wednesday, December 20, 2006 12:00 AM

American Girl: Lessons in shopaholism

The brand's superstore introduces young girls to the all-American shopping spree.
Tracy Clark-Flory

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  • Wednesday, December 20, 2006 04:47 PM

    Los Angeles American Girls

    Huh. I followed the link to the photo of the "pint-sized Sex in The City foursome happily toting shopping bags larger than their own torsos" and was bemused to note that of the three "American Girl Place" locations, only the photo accompanying the Los Angeles store shows girls who are not all lily-white with nary a shopping bag in sight. I'm not sure that that's an accurate reflection of the cultural differences between the West Coast and Chicago/New York but it was a little bit heartening to see.

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