We All Jump for Julius
Over the weekend I found myself at Marshall Fields shopping for pants. I bought myself a nice pair of Paul Frank cords and then headed up to the women’s department where the misses was going to see what Paul Frank made for the ladies. At first, the Paul Frank section eluded us. Then from out of nowhere came four young girls sprinting down the halls of Marshall Fields followed by their older chaperon who was trying to keep up. These girls rounded a corner and descended like jackals onto the P. Frank merchandise. There was pushing and shoving, young elbows were employed to get at the goods. The cute aesthetic put forth by Paul and his jungle of animated friends was being assaulted by the fashion desperate grabbing of a handful of forth graders. It was an ugly scene, and one we wanted no part of. A firm reminder of the benefits of shopping online.

P.S. at the Paul Frank site you can download lots of cute little animal icons for use on your machine. My favorite is “pufak” the racoon and “steve” the crab.