WEST READING, Pa. - The era ended on Christmas Eve, the last time those sounds of shoppers searching for their treasures will be heard inside a Vanity Fair Outlet store in Berks County. Last time. It s nostalgic and sad, said Lois Kubinak of Whitfield. It s really the end of an era. I think about growing up, and Vanity Fair was just a part of the community. I mean, you would always shop here, said Robin Driskill of North Carolina.
Who would have predicted the economic epilogue would come amid a pandemic, the lonely racks perused by masked shoppers. For what it s worth, you gotta buy something, Driskill said. It s like the last day of the pool. You always have to hop in.