Scattered Thoughts

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Bergdorf Goodman has been name-checked in chick lit, film, and a more than a few episodes of The City, but now there's an entire documentary dedicated to the venerable Fifth Avenue department store. Check out Matthew Miele's Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's at either the Clay Theatre on Fillmore or Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley, and you might even learn how famed personal shopper Betty Halbreich distinguishes between an "expensive" Alaïa and a "very expensive" Alaïa. [SFGate]