The Mystery Has Been Unearthed:
Bam's Suitmaker Not only Revealed, but Ecstatic!!


As Reported by Warren Rosenfeld exclusively for Glamwire.

Hart Schaffner Marx out of Chicago, has been identified as the guys who make President-Elect Obama's amazing blue suits, and it has been reported, and echoed by Glamwire blogger Adrianne Stewart, from Michelle Mag.com, that recently, sensing perhaps some kind of a new job was afoot, then Senator Obama bought 5 new suits (3 grey and 2 blue.) at $1500 a pop from "Hartmarx's" special "Gold Trumpeter" collection. The Company is going insane over the election result and has written on its website ....." Dress Presidential. Find your power suit at Hart Schaffner Marx...President-Elect Obama did. " Suits start at $695.

Investment Banker For Hire: The Oracle of New York


You may have seen the investment banker Josh Persky on one of the tens...maybe hundreds of news pieces done about him...as the MIT grad hits Wall Street handing out his resume looking for work...wearing a sign saying "Experienced MIT Grad for Hire" hanging over his suit jacket. We believe his story itself is kind of an economic barometer, and certainly one that can reflect on the trajectory of thousands of out of work bankers in New York City. So we will present, once a week, the "Oracle of New York, " from Josh's blog, which is syndicated here by permission, and which can be seen daily at www.oracleofny.com

Here is the first installment.

Goldman Sachs, GE and the Oracle of Omaha
By Josh Persky (Currently in Omaha.)

The Oracle of Omaha (Warren Buffet) has added Goldman Sachs and GE to his trophy room, the Bailout Bill has passed the Senate, and I had a productive interview in Omaha. Is the worst of the storm passing?

I received the following email from a fellow MIT alumni:

I went to M.I.T.back in the '70s and am in a similar pickle: out of work. (I haven't tried your approach, but I am thinking about it.) Anyway, I thought I'd let you know (if you don't know already) that your picture with the sandwich board appeared in a Chinese newspaper, dated September 7. I'll be happy to send you the tear sheet, if you don't already have it. _Good luck on your job search. My heart goes out to you. I lost my position (as a speechwriter) last January....I am older than you and am having a very hard time.... _Best wishes ( out of work MIT grad)

For an upcoming interview, I was asked to provide the typical steps used to produce a valuation of a bank loan to a private company: 1. Gather and review financial and legal documentation. 2. Note key loan parameters, such as: interest rate, maturity date, type of loan (bullet or amortizing), first or second lien, financial covenants, up-front and other fees, pre-payment penalty. 3.. Note key financial performance parameters: EBITDA, income, margins, cash flow, balance sheet (historic, current, projected). 4. Analyze key financial ratios: leverage, interest coverage, loan to value. 5. Perform synthetic credit rating on company and DCF analysis on loan. 6.. Compare company to publicly traded similar companies. 7. Compare loan to publicly traded similar debt instruments. 8. If the company is distressed, determine the value of its assets. If the company is in bankruptcy, determine probability and timing of recoveries.

Glamwire DATELINE March 27th 2008

Queen Carla

LONDON ­— Clearly she felt it was time to cover up for the Royals. As racy photos of her were splashed all over the British tabloids and magazines, French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy toned things way down Wednesday as she and her husband, President Nicholas Sarkozy, landed here for a 36-hour charm exercise. And Bruni-Sarkozy played it by the rules — wearing flats so she didn't tower over her diminutive husband; going even a bit dowdy in a gray midcalf-length belted dress by Dior to meet Camilla and the Queen, and borrowing a page from Jackie O with a matching pillbox hat. As she walked with Prince Philip and rode in a gilded carriage through the cobblestoned streets, Cinderella Carla, even a demure one, brought a much-needed shot of glamour to the frumpy Windsors.

Talk about a contrast.

As Carla Bruni-Sarkozy went through her official duties as French first lady here Wednesday, even the most ardent Brit must have been wondering what happened in the chic stakes. Bruni-Sarkozy may have landed at Heathrow wearing a gray Christian Dior calf-length dress and Dior's new Babe handbag, which made the former model look more Ma'am than Madame, but the second she stood beside Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall — and later, Queen Elizabeth II — it became clear that, even when they're trying to be sedate, French chic is au naturel.

And that was what she was all over the British tabloids and in British GQ, as the Brits greeted her in their inimitable way. But all that seemed to fade away the second Bruni-Sarkozy and her husband, French President Nicholas Sarkozy, stepped off the plane, where they were greeted by Prince Charles and Camilla (in some strange feathered hat) and then whisked off to Windsor.

The day was a blur of official appointments — including lunch with the Queen, a visit to Westminster Abbey, and an address by Sarkozy to both houses of Parliament.

For lunch, Bruni-Sarkozy wore a ribbed wool Ottoman gray suit, and for her visit to the houses of Parliament, she wore a light gray wool jersey dress with a navy wool coat.

Earlier on Wednesday, the Queen gave Sarkozy the title of Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, an honor previously given to other world leaders.

Queen Carla's Subjects: Lyons Brown, Kellyan Maclean, Giovanni Carestia, Matti Anttila, Shaul Nakush,Delores Concepcion-Daniels, Al Gore, Noa Yemini, Andre Balasz, Joel Warren, Sarah Jessica Parker, Shia Lebeouf, Dave McNulty, , Agent 99, Leonardo Dicaprio, Robert F. Kennedy, Federick Law Olmsted, Pyotry Tschaikovskym John Jacobson, David Lauren, Jennifer Creel, Jim McGee, Patrick Shimm, Anne Slater, Gaylord Nelson

Pant Suit Watch: A Journey Into Knitwear Vol 2.


MARCH 7- 2008, Hillary Clinton's most aggressive Pant Suit, the flaming red one she wore after winning Ohio, is on the offensive yet again, claiming that Barack Obama's attacks on it are "Kenneth Star" like. "Hey...all I'm saying is this guy doesn't look good in red, okay? I'm not asking him for his Tax Returns," the wool/cashmere Pant Suit declared angrilly at a press conference here today, flanked by two biege "Kors By Michael Kors" Leisure Suits and a small army of Secret Service Menswear and Acccesories.
Peter Axelrod, Obama's chief strategist shot back, "Barack looks amazing in red...he's been wearing red since the seventies...claiming he does not look good in red is attacking the public's perception of his ability to run this country, so all bets are off...I want to hear Hillary sing 'Inna Gotta Davida' by Iron Maiden. And I want to hear that NOW." Hillary is said to be in Washington rehersing with Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne and special guests Dicky Betts and Greg Allman (in itself, analysts note, an important reunion probably aimed at capturing Southern States that have gone solidly Republican since 2000). Insiders expect an 11 hour version of "Inna Gotta Davida" to be performed at an undisclosed location before the primary here in late April.

--Miles Redfield, Reporting, Chambersburg, PA

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