Redefining luxury: A review essay
This document explores the conceptual and moral issues surrounding the definition of luxury, examines the rise of "new luxury," and discusses the demand for luxury goods in Asia.
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Redefining luxury: A review essay
In an age of uneasy affluence, luxury is becoming less and less about collecting highly prized items and possessions. “Today we live in the age of conspicuous egalitarianism. The trick is to signal discernment while conveying everyman casualness.” The new lessons of luxury 👉 https://t.co/2kb5QMLsrL
Liked Tweetstwitter.comHistorically, luxury was expressed in the soaring vaulted ceilings and dazzling stained glass of a cathedral; now, luxury is in a piece of technology so perfect that it seems human hands cannot possibly have created it. Luxury is the market equivalent of feathers on a bird. It’s irrational and sexual, and it easily overwhelms the killjoy, rational ... See more