So, What's New At Arden Fair Mall?

Left: A bumping soundtrack (Nelly Furtado's "Maneater") and an empty catwalk at Macy's practically beg to be used!


Even though the shopping mall has an infinite variety of first-rate goods, and even though there is an infinite variety of people there, somehow the mall experience never changes much - it's always reassuringly familiar. So, what's new the mall?

Well, this is new - an empty catwalk! What is going on? Turned out, I was an hour early for "Perfect Prom 2008," an event co-sponsored by Seventeen Magazine and Macy's Stores.

Left: This is new - eye candy for all your friends!

Over at Abercrombie and Fitch, a male model poses with all-comers.

Left: Everyone join in!