We’re in the basement of Tent and Trails, New York’s finest purveyor of outdoor equipment. I have found a pair of shoes that I think will take me through the next nine months of travel, but Summer and the salesman Will are surrounded by open boxes of hiking boots, trail shoes, and trail runners. She’s narrowed it down to two pairs. She turns to Will.
“Which do you think is cuter?”
“Get out of my store.”
“Seriously, which?”
“Look in the mirror.”
Half-hidden behind a row of mountain-climbing boots is a 12 inch square mirror, Tent and Trails’ one concession to fashion.
“I can’t really tell from that.”
“Look closer.”
Summer bends down. In very small letters taped to the center of the mirror are the words ‘You Look Fabulous.’
