2006-08-14

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2006-08-14 10:37 am

Mock Couture

There's a fancy new Target opening near us, soon to be the social nexus of an ever-gaying neighbourhood. Naturally, I find it hard to call it anything other than "Tar-ZHAY".

This got my thinking of other snarky names for middlebrow or downmarket retailers. Growing up, we also had "ven-TOO-ray" (as if Italian rather than French) and "the famous French designer" Jean-Charles Penné. In the realm of fine eateries, there were Château Blanc and Lhardy (obviously--like the one in Madrid--a branch of the famous 19th-century Parisian restaurant).

Since such chains are--or at least were--often very localised, y'all doubtless have your own prestigious names. Care to share?