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L.A. trend-setters gear up for El Niño
December 17, 1997
Web posted at: 9:25 p.m. EST (0225 GMT)LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- In California, where any excuse for a trend will do, hip Christmas shoppers are onto the latest thing in gift-giving: El Niño-oriented clothing and accouterments. Among them are neoprene cases for cell phones and pagers, a $425 umbrella, a rubberized parka with a Rodeo Drive price tag and pre-filled sandbags at $1.79. CNN's Anne McDermott reports.
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