Step by step

1.  "which to want to wear" is the infinitival noun clause object of the preposition "in"
2.  "which" is the object of "wear" as well as the head of the noun clause "which to want to wear"
3.  "to want to wear" has the implied subject or "empty category" meaning someone
4.  "to wear" is the infinitival object of "to want"
5.  "to want to wear" is the infinitival noun clause derived from "to want to wear it"
6.  infinitival noun clause is the basic analysis -- like "what to wear is the real question" where "what to wear" is    
     the infinitival noun clause subject of "is"

Phil Bralich

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>From: Jeanne Rodgers <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: function of infinitive phrase
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>Can someone help me determine the function of the infinitive phrase in this sentence about Las Vegas from Joan Didion's book Slouching Towards Bethlehem?
>
>All of which makes it an extraordinarily stimulating and interesting place, but an odd one in which to want to wear a candlelight satin Priscilla of Boston wedding dress with Chantilly lace insets, tapered sleeves and a detachable modified train.
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>Jeanne Rodgers
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