Paris couturiers are in mourning since the announcement of the death of former Irish taoiseach, Charles J Haughey.
Mr Haughey, who passed away aged 80 on June 13th after a long battle against cancer, was a prodigious purchaser of fine French shirts despite having no visible means to pay for them. Exclusive Parisian purveyors were inconsolable at Mr Haughey's passing, citing fears that overall business could drop by up to 20%. 'The Irish market has practically vanished overnight', lamented a vendor who asked not to be named, adding anxiously 'Do you think the Irish people will start to buy shirts for themselves now?'.
Flags at all boutiques will be flown at half mast until further notice as a mark of respect for their best patron in Western Europe. According to official sales figures from the past 20 years, only Middle Eastern sheiks lavished more money on male haute couture in Paris. However, the records also show that they paid for this clobber with their own money.
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