Style Discussion: “Is it wrong to wear expensive designer clothes to work?”
I read this NY Times article: Is it wrong to wear expensive designer items to work? and it really made me pause. I own quite a few designer items, but nothing obviously designer, l
The new status symbols for the rich
These days, there is a new aspirational class that is emerging, and it has a lot to do with money, but with a new values aspect creeping in with social and cultural capital playing
People of colour use consumer goods to help buy status and acceptance
As a follow-up to my post about why people without resources buy luxury goods, I think I should clarify another point: People of colour buy their acceptability with consumer goods,
Why do people without means, buy high-end or luxury goods?
The general consensus, seems to be: “It’s so easy to not be poor, stop spending money on stuff“ This one, I already talked about here about being broke, being poo