Meanwhile, Clinton’s political team was dismayed to learn that preppy designer Ralph Lauren had been brought in, at Hillary Rodham Clinton’s behest, to decorate the White House for Christmas. ““That’s like having your hair cut by [Beverly Hills stylist] Cristophe or vacationing at Martha’s Vineyard,’’ groaned a Clinton adviser. Mrs. Clinton’s spokesman Neel Lattimore defended the ““outreach’’ to Lauren: ““We want to bring in America’s best and brightest and show them off and the White House.’’ Lauren is donating his services.
