the importance of the social recognition<\/strong>. This theory allows us to better understand social phenomena such as the crisis in the suburbs or the rise of populism. Revolts that can be interpreted as a refusal of the society of contempt and a struggle for social recognition.<\/p>\nTo be grateful... it is the opposite of the contempt displayed by Cartier!<\/p>\n
Simplicity without complexity<\/h2>\n Le luxe, c'est la complexit\u00e9 dans la simplicit\u00e9<\/strong>, pas \"juste\" la banalit\u00e9 de la simplicit\u00e9, sans complexit\u00e9.<\/p>\nLuxury is complexity in simplicity<\/strong>, not \"just\" the banality of simplicity, without complexity.<\/p>\nIt is also sad to see to what extent certain luxury brands, however rich in know-how and creative genius, sink into the laziness of having nothing left to invent<\/strong>. To be inspired, to divert, there lies the genius of creation. But today, more and more brands are redesigning an object from popular culture, using (pseudo) noble materials, and selling it for a fortune. They push the envelope to the point of sometimes even having them made in China. It's a bit like if tomorrow Dior sold a toilet bowl like the one in Duchamp's ready-made, but covered in gold, and at 87 000 \u20ac. No inventiveness, no know-how, a mass production signed by a big name. It's all smoke and mirrors.<\/p>\nIn this field, Balenciaga reigns supreme. We've seen it reproduce the Ikea shopping bag, in a leather version, a kitschy New York tote bag, or even recently these magic deodorizing trees for the car in a keychain version for the modest sum of 350 \u20ac. And to be sued several times. It's a way of saying \"I have the same, but better<\/strong>, because I can afford it\", a haughty nod to all the people who buy fakes or first prices because they can't afford them.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\nBalenciaga, champion of the high-end copy<\/span><\/p>\nWe also see it in these images with Vuitton and Celine who had the audacity to take the tartan pattern of Tati and make it into trendy bags and patterns. \nAnd Moschino took it a step further by creating a perfume that looks like a window cleaner spray. For liberated women. And don't say we're lacking in second degree !<\/p>\n
\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl> \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl>\n\t\t\t \n\t\t<\/div>\n\nLuxury needs to reinvent itself<\/strong>, and draws its inspiration from the loose, the street, the kitsch or the poor, what until now was cheesy, ugly, too easy to access. This is what we call drop culture<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0We've already seen collections of jeans with holes in them for $500, kamikaze hoods, but made of alpaca, or tagged bags. Maybe the real wealth is to be poor in fact? \nThe must is to be sold in secret places, broadcasted on reduced channels. Precisely because luxury does not know where to turn: the market wants to become inaccessible again while targeting the general public. Tomorrow, Guerlain will launch a blush that looks like ketchup. This is the new luxury.<\/p>\nSome say it's great and we can't understand it, others, like us, think it's not worth a damn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
No mercy for Juste un Clou, the luxury bracelet that makes our skin crawl. From the 70s to today, a look at the evolution of the world of luxury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":45,"featured_media":36825,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","filesize_raw":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[646],"tags":[10527,10528,10529,10499,10530,1066],"class_list":["post-64193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-graphic-design-en","tag-cartier-en","tag-chanel-en","tag-clou-en","tag-luxe-en","tag-pop-art-en","tag-publicite-en"],"yoast_head":"\n
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