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Guest Essay

By Robin Givhan

Ms. Givhan is a Pulitzer Prize-winning fashion critic and a former senior critic at large for The Washington Post.

Peak shopping season is upon us. And so what? Shopping has become a drag. A bore. An obligation. A thing you do alone on your phone, not out in the world, which is where you want to be in your new Christmas coat, making a grand entrance … somewhere.

I am someone who has always enjoyed shopping. To be clear, I’ve never been a........

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