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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
By Carla Hall / The Bulletin
May 16, 2009
LOS ANGELES — She walked into the Fred Segal store, that Melrose Avenue beacon of trendiness, and spied the Valentino bag. She hadn’t really intended to shop. She just went to pick up lunch.
Rosabel Tao is that rare breed, a high-end shopper in the age of recession-spurred....