Goatastic

On my morning walk from the T to the office, I pass by several high-end department stores. Depending on which way I travel, it might be Nieman Marcus, Lord & Taylor, Saks, or any of myriad other shops that I can't afford and have no interest in. My most common route takes me past both Lord & Taylor and Saks, and even though I don't care about the products they sell, the window displays always catch my eye, because they often cross into the realm of bizarre. L&T, particularly, has had some doozies, from the erect-nipple mannequins of summer to the strange S&M tableaux that they used one winter. None of it, however, could prepare me for this month's display, the invasion of the goats :













I found the goat to be an odd choice. They're funny looking animals. Traditionally, they're associated with the devil, due to their bizarro pupils and cloven hooves. They smell terrible, and eat everything. Why would they be a useful marketing symbol for high-end fashion?

For this display, the answer turned out to actually make sense: the clothes are cashmere.














So, ok, fine. I keep passing the goat display and think nothing of it, other than "where does one get a life-sized stuffed goat?" Until I go past the Saks display:













Yes, that's right, another goat. ANOTHER GOAT. And for this, the theme is wild about beauty, so I'm now baffled. I'm left with so many questions, please feel free to answer them if you can:
1. Since when are goats considered wild animals?
2. Or particularly beautiful?
3. Are goats IN this year? Is there something I don't know?
4. Or do Saks and L&T have the same window designer?
5. Most importantly, is that goat wearing lipstick?