#elite-consumption

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History
fromMedievalists.net
4 days ago

Inside Medieval Paris: A City of Wealth, Merchants, and Artisans - Medievalists.net

By 1300, Paris was Western Europe's largest city, powered by royal, administrative, intellectual centers and a luxury economy fueled by elites and international merchants.
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Ranking Things from Quiet Luxury to Loud Luxury

Wearing a Loro Piana sweater on a yacht that's strategically anchored in international waters so as to avoid any criminal financial culpability. Organic blueberries. Buying organic blueberries from a weekday farmers' market. Buying organic blueberries from a weekday farmers' market after laying off half your staff via e-mail ("Sent from my iPhone"). A bottle of Aesop hand wash in your bathroom. A bottle of Aesop hand wash in your guest bathroom.
Fashion & style
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