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Chirstkindlmarket: Skinny Mug v. Boot-shaped Mug

Nov. 26, 2013, Chicago – Nick Dibona brought his 2012 boot-shaped mug to the Christkindlmarket in Daley Plaza instead of conforming to the newly designed skinny souvenir mug. “At first I was a little skeptical because I love the boot, but now that I see them up close they’re not bad,” he says. (Alix Hines/Medill)