Buying The Alternative Confidence
“Luxury bags make your life more pleasant, make you dream, give you confidence, and show your neighbors you’re doing well.”…
Department Stores Downfalls
Is the department store going the way of the Dodo Bird in Germany? Once these temples to consumption were places…
The Spirited yet Damp 2024 Berlin CSD
A rainy cloud filled 2024 (CSD) Christopher Street Day hit the city July 27th. Seventy-five trucks slinked through the capital…
Fakefluencing is a Lifestyle
As Generation Z gets squeezed, facing gaping economic inequality, the expense to show off becomes harder. In 2024 trade down…
On John Galliano back to Dior
A snippet from the Before Tacky podcast with filmmaker Kevin Macdonald about fashion designer John Galliano. Rumours have hit the…
All Display
Author Colin McDowell cynical take on the fashion world in his 1994 book The Designer Scam coined a phrase “Display…
That’s A FAKE & We Know It
Style moved from Having It to Faking It. As with so many elements in modern life, expensive handbags may not…
The Anti-War Film On My List
I placed Elem Klimov’s 1985 anti-war work Come and See on my watch list years ago. The film’s title comes…
Fantasy vs. Reality
The Dior Fantasy is of a handbag made with passion in a stylish factory. The reality is very different. Dior’s…
Au Revior Galerias Lafayette Berlin
A sad goodbye to Galerias Lafayette Berlin, the five floor department store gave the city a bit of affordable Parisian…