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"  Photo: Bergdorf Goodman Since luxe handbag designer Nancy Gonzalez named one of her best-selling styles after Bergdorf Goodman&amp;#039;s Linda Fargo, it&amp;#039;s only fitting that she whipped up a special style with 24-karat gold hardware to celebrate the iconic store&amp;#039;s 111th anniversary this year. Certain she has her own trove of chic BG memories, ELLE.com talked shop with her via email. The Beginning &amp;quot;In the fall of 1998, my bags had just been picked up by Bergdorf. I was more than happy to sell there, but I didn&amp;#039;t ask where they were going to put my things. I came into the store to see them, and my bags were not the main floor with my name written on a plaque and everything! I immediately though, &amp;#039;Who is going to buy these?&amp;#039; I was scared no one would, so I bought two. I paid full retail price for two of my own bags! That day, someone from the store called me and said, &amp;#039;We just sold two bags!&amp;#039; I was horrified, because that was me, but then they said they sold two more, and, in all, I think they sold nine on that first day. But I was the first to buy two!&amp;quot; The Linda Bag &amp;quot;One of my favorite Bergdorf experiences was the birth of the Linda bag. Linda Fargo purchased a bag from the store right before fashion week, and within five hours of her wearing it, my son Santiago was getting emails from everyone asking what bag it was. By the end of the sam day, Jim Gold, the then president of Bergdorf, called and asked if it was exclusive to BG. It was, as [the store&amp;#039;s] buyer had see the potential of it and asked for it exclusively. Linda proceeded to wear it through fashion weeks in Milan and Paris, and even though we don&amp;#039;t name our bags, by the end of the season it had became &amp;#039;The Linda Bag&amp;#039; and is still one of our top sellers.&amp;quot; As a Shopper &amp;quot;I never attend shows even though I love fashion; I&amp;#039;m very discreet and not a huge fan of crowds. But, my friend and personal shopper at BG, Ruth Lazar, invited me to a Lanvin fashion show and since it was in New York, I like Lanvin, and I love Ruth, I thought it would be fun. I accepted the invitation and flew in from Colombia, never imagining what a disturbance it was going to cause! Someone called my publicist confirming I was attending. My publicist called my son to ask. He called me to ask if I was really coming, completely surprised. I ignored everyone, including my son, went to the show with Ruth, bought nice dresses, and went back very happy. It was lovely!&amp;quot;  Gonzalez and Fargo, 2006; Photo: Nancy Gonzalez "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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