Vogue India just ran a photo feature some of the dirt-poor (a half-billion people subsist on less than $1.25 a day) modeling the fanciest of goods (Fendi, Burberry, Hermes), e.g., a woman with a handbag that sells for almost 3 yrs' income to her. Vulgar? Said a Western marketing exec specializing in India and China, it's "a very Western attitude" for rich people not to flaunt their wealth. In China and other emerging markets, he said, 'If you've made it, you want everyone to know you've made it,' and luxury brands are the easiest way to do that." New York Times
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I'm not offended by Julia Roberts standing in a muddy ditch. Shouldn't that be equally vulgar?
"No, because you're an EVIL, WHALE-KILLING CAPITALIST."
And right you are there, love.
"No, because you're an EVIL, WHALE-KILLING CAPITALIST."
And right you are there, love.
Posted by JDC on 09/01 at 11:19 PM
If anything the photo shoot is not offensive enough. They need to show just how the clothes allow you to lord it over the grimy peasants.
Posted by Edgar Greenberg in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, Norway on 09/02 at 08:24 AM
Like having a fashion shoot in the middle of one of India's poorer slums? That'd provide some nice contrast, huh?
Posted by kingmonkey in Athens, Ontario on 09/02 at 01:45 PM
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