I’ve spent the last day playing around on myhabit.com, the flash fashion sale site Amazon sprang on the world Tuesday afternoon. There we were, shopping happily at Gilt and Rue La La and Ideeli, and the next thing you know: BAM! The elephant had entered the arena, ready to crush all in its path.
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Vanessa has been the FT’s fashion editor since 2003, and is based in New York, though she lived in London for 12 years.