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    random_play: Tatiana is on a roll! Her writing is as good as anything you're likely to find in the Gawkersphere on a particular day. Hope to see more of these arti... more »
    babyruthless: It's funny--I literally just (I mean, less than an hour ago) finished reading Deluxe: How Luxury Lost its Luster. It talked about the mass-marketing o... more »
    LvV: Not that I am encouraging anyone to spend 50K on a crocodile bag, but the Hermes waiting list isn't necessary to get a bag. I read all about it in Bri... more »
    shushi: Wait. So Louis Vuitton bags are made of coated canvas? They're not even leather? more »
    msAnthrope: i feel like such a hippie when the gasp of disgust leaves my mouth upon reading that people justify buying themselves $50,000 handbags and $75,000 dre... more »
    DellaStreet: I have heard that LV bags are not made with leather: it is chemically treated fabric, a linen I think I was told. Tons of $ for logo-printed fabric? O... more »
    Dictator for Life: I saw Valentino: The Last Emperor last week, and it seems to touch on many of these points. Watching Valetino and Giancarlo Giametti disagree with th... more »
    Rare Affinity: Horyn says watches seem to be performng well which surprises me. Everyone I know uses their mobile to tell the time rather than a wrist watch. more »
    Maggie: I really hope the recession creates a permanent change in American consumer spending. According to The Story of Stuff, if everyone in the world consum... more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: Honestly, as a young consumer, I'd LOVE to see more fashion that didn't have ugly logos all over it. more »
    Ailanthus-altissima: This changes nothing about the way I shop - I couldn't afford it before and I can't afford it now. I do really enjoy the deconstruction of "luxury" o... more »
    egg cream: Wait a minute, wait a minute. Louis Vuitton bags are canvas? more »
    karmasutra är svensk: If Prada were to sell a dress for $200, it wouldn't sell as well because the general audience high-end brands sell to are usually drawn to buying that... more »
    mbprice: Before the recession, I wore slacks, a button-down and a tie. After the recession, I wore slacks, a button-down and a tie. Men's fashion is already in... more »
    Dizzy8: Great post! more »
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    This Recession Will Change Everything (About The Way We Dress)

    Everyone has a theory about what the recession will "mean" for fashion. Wanna hear often correct New York Times critic Cathy Horyn's? Oh yes you do! More »
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    New York Times Bets Against Anna Wintour, American Vogue

    Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn is famous for her willingness to dose the industry with healthy perspective. So how delicious is Horyn’s savaging of Vogue as “stale and predictable”? And that’s just a warm up!