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www.Bluefly.com
ARIEL FOXMAN
02/21/99
Preface: The galleria-like Web site features a shopping search engine called Make My Own Catalog. Shoppers mark favorite designers and sizes and are presented with an on-screen catalogue of deeply discounted clothes and products tailored to their taste and measurements. No irregulars, no communal dressing rooms. Esthetic hook: Century 21 for the antisocial. At-home or office sample sale: Apparel and accessories for men, women and children by high-end houses like Gucci and Prada, and from more affordable designers like Joe Boxer and Iceberg. Plum rayon Fendi skirt (the site says it retails for $800; Bluefly price, $295); houndstooth gabardine Ermenegildo Zegna suit (retail, $1,550; Bluefly, $425); red wool Gianni Versace young girl's coat (retail, $350; Bluefly, $185). No home should be without: Navy Ralph Lauren hand towel (retail, $11.99; Bluefly, $7.25), only item in under-construction
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