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more about #nytimes more comments → rednrowdy: when i see expensive items and big logos and such, i'm reminded of something i heard tim gunn say: if you're going to carry a purse that costs a lot o... more » lisas: Thank you for calling out the faux-science here. This is not an experiment, it's intellectual masturbation and really, Dr. Ariely, put it away. more » veronykah: Hey! Some of us buy fakes and don't even know it. I love sunglasses and love to buy the $5 in NYC. I bought a pair because it looked like they looked ... more » MakeFetch: "Designer copies are also frequently made by child laborers in sweatshop conditions. " If you believe the some of the arguments made in "Deluxe: How L... more » RobertaFisk: I love buying things that aren't specifically counterfit (I don't wear things with visible logos as a rule) but that are more general copies of things... more » Horsefeathers! is still a redhead on the inside: I'll be the first to admit that I love the feeling I get when I'm wearing something expensive / designer / whatever. But I've found that people often ... more » EdnasEdibles: I think the most important question that needs to be asked is "What the hell conference do you present at where you get a free prada bag at the end of... more » Eric Northman is mine: The idea of luxury goods just shows that there are two types of shoppers; people who brag about how much they spend on things and people who brag abou... more » Rare Affinity: Years ago before freshwater pearls brought down the price dramatcially, I was wearing a fake pearl necklace at work. One of the guys saw it and asked ... more » Lymed: Ooh, I'm presenting at a conference in a couple of weeks. I will be totally disappointed if I don't get Prada. more » tscheese: I've been working in the NYC area for five years now, and I still can't bring myself to be brand-conscious. I might be a really bad consumer. My grand... more » LaFemme: DON'T BUY FAKES! Counterfeit goods support terrorism, human trafficking, drug trafficking, slave labor, and are a tool for money laundering. They are ... more » quatrevingtquatre: I don't buy fakes. I mean, I guess whatever is sold at Gap/Banana Republic is a knock-off of something that was seen on a runway last season, but I wo... more » Eric Northman is mine: I can appreciate luxury goods but i don't deem them a necessity or a sign of my worth and I would never buy a fake. What's the point of wasting money ... more » fol_de_rol: What if you buy the cool bag from Target without having any idea it's "inspired by" a designer item because you are too poor/clueless to pay attention... more » -
#counterfeitchic
Does Wearing Fake Fashion Make You More Dishonest In Daily Life?
In 2008, MIT Professor Dan Ariely got an unexpected thank-you for presenting at a conference: a Prada bag. Carrying the bag made him feel different. Special, even. So he decided to study branding and behavior. More » -
#tmi
Lovaah (Oy)
For whatever reason - probably the same reason we cringe at "making love" - learning that Peter Sarsgaard refers to Maggie Gyllenhaal as "lover" is a SNL-like detail we didn't want to know. [NY Times] -
#shadesofgay
NY Times Says It Had Designer's Permission To Discuss His Partner
We heard from NY Times Style editor Trip Gabriel overnight, and he says no way did his paper out Jason Wu, inadvertently or otherwise. Full denial after the jump. More » -
