Rayya Elias: Full Circle
My mother bought a coat in 1971 at Saks Fifth Avenue on sale that she really loved. It was a clearance sale, but she still spent more than she wanted to on it. The coat was stylish and made her look and feel extremely elegant. She wore it on all important and dressy occasions for years, and it seemed like the coat never looked old or out of style. She would put it on, look at herself in the mirror, and smile.
"You see, when it is good quality, it lasts," she would say.