Sofia Coppola's film 'The Bling Ring', about stealing clothes, reminds me of a story, many years ago. A collection of a major Italian fashion house was stolen from the showroom. There were rumours that it was an insurance scam - as the collection was not selling. The following season, after another dubious collection, I wrote, "You couldn't pay anyone to steal this lot." The season after that, I was banned. © 7/6/13 Gladys Perint Palmer all rights












