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
Luxury is no longer about simply reviving heritage codes of the past, but rather it’s a dream space. Status is therefore found in radical solutions and ground-breaking projects.
Victoria Buchanan • Vol.17: Victoria Buchanan: Surrealism, World Saving Luxury + Fractional Work
According to Kapferer, “luxury is superlative, not comparative”. The beauty of luxury is that no one can definitively say whether a Louis Vuitton bag is better than an Hermes bag because that concept doesn’t even make sense
Punch Card Investor • LVMH and the Luxury Strategy
Host: And of course, the luxury sector spans over so many different products. But what do you think the definition of luxury is?
Bernard Arnault: First of all, I don't like very much the word luxury, because you have something attached to it, which means show off, which mean something of non significance or something, something that is useless. And ... See more
Bernard Arnault: First of all, I don't like very much the word luxury, because you have something attached to it, which means show off, which mean something of non significance or something, something that is useless. And ... See more
KG • Letter #100: Bernard Arnault (2016)
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
