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Enough people, apparently, to make “premium denim” a significant couture category<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“It’s just a pair of jeans, I realize that,” said Ms. Leonard, who works for a liquor distributor in Manhattan. “But I wear two pairs every day, and I’d much rather go out and find something unique that you’re not going to see on every girl in New York.”<\/p>\n

That is why Ms. Leonard was elated to uncover some import jeans sewn by a London label so obscure it is barely available on these shores.<\/p>\n

The trousers, by All Saints, had slim straight legs and a stylized leather cross appliquéd just below the hip. Tea-stained lace trim adorned the hems and pockets. Without question there are people who would consider the price, a hefty $375, a deterrent. Ms. Leonard is not one of them.<\/p>\n

“I don’t balk at $500 for a pair of shoes,” explained Ms. Leonard, who was shopping last month at Atrium, a boutique on Lower Broadway that is to premium denim what Barney Greengrass is to lox. “Why should I balk at that price for jeans that are special. ”<\/p>\n

Of course, I’m sure there are purchase decisions I make that other folks shake their heads at. (Though Margie had a good point when we were grill shopping the other day — “I’m not going to buy a BBQ that costs the same as a house payment” — so I guess we’re not too <\/em>crazy.) I guess the answer to the question, then, is “those who can afford it and who find enough intangible value in the purchase to make it worth-while.” Which, I suppose, describes most purchases, even those that make me shake my head …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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