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Kate Baxter of the Neal Hamil Agency wears items from the Caycee Black fall-winter 2009 collection, including a wool gentlemen's jacket, $575; skyscraper pants, $525; and a silk tuxedo blouse, $388. All are available at Tootsies.

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