Thanks for the post and intro to the book, I’d not heard of it. Could the less obsessive connection with fashion/ clothes brands be that culture is seemingly less about a time, place, music scene today - it’s the shared reference that carries weight. Or put another way, many iconic or timeless styles pull from an era or place that conjures something romantic or culturally
significant - when social media / swiping becomes the ‘point’ of culture, even beautiful pieces are only fabric deep - without the culture the clothes hang on, the depth of obsession is gone. Just a hypothesis .. interested in your take.
I totally agree. We're used to looking at clothes through the screen instead of the in-person connection. Feeling and seeing in person has a much stronger impact, and like you said, because we've substitute that feeling with swiping, the depth of obsession is gone.
Funny timing of this article. For years I had been intentionally scratching the surface of a lot of things, opting to be a jack of all trades vs a master of one. I’ve been slowly trying to find my way more into the niche-ness of certain things, wine for example. Cool to read that someone else has been noticing a shift too.
Thanks for the post and intro to the book, I’d not heard of it. Could the less obsessive connection with fashion/ clothes brands be that culture is seemingly less about a time, place, music scene today - it’s the shared reference that carries weight. Or put another way, many iconic or timeless styles pull from an era or place that conjures something romantic or culturally
significant - when social media / swiping becomes the ‘point’ of culture, even beautiful pieces are only fabric deep - without the culture the clothes hang on, the depth of obsession is gone. Just a hypothesis .. interested in your take.
I totally agree. We're used to looking at clothes through the screen instead of the in-person connection. Feeling and seeing in person has a much stronger impact, and like you said, because we've substitute that feeling with swiping, the depth of obsession is gone.
Funny timing of this article. For years I had been intentionally scratching the surface of a lot of things, opting to be a jack of all trades vs a master of one. I’ve been slowly trying to find my way more into the niche-ness of certain things, wine for example. Cool to read that someone else has been noticing a shift too.