Neiman Marcus

A.k.a. “Needless Mark-up,” Neiman Marcus is the creme de la creme of luxury department stores. Plenty of haute couture favorites—Chanel, Prada, Versace—fill this 3 floor showcase. If you have the cash, you won't be disappointed, and you get to walk out with that statement-making NM shopping bag. Although the hoards of makeup-smearing, perfume-spraying women at the entrance may seem like nightmarish clones of your Aunt Hortense, don't run away; chances are that you'll be able to get a free makeover for your house formal without having to listen to anyone go on about your Uncle Barnaby's incontinence. This section contains information from Harvard Student Agencies' Unofficial Guide to Life at Harvard.