rubberdingyrapids
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so how did universal middle class 'cool' become dominated by twee? cos a big company like match.com or john lewis or ____, they must know that this stuff doesnt only appeal to a small bunch of hipsters in east london, otherwise they wouldnt use it. (though, id say theres prob as many ppl who dress like bok bok as there are who dress like mumford and sons). the anti-twee camp seem pretty small.
i cant really disagree with the last two paragraphs of the amanda brown piece (though i did used to read a lot more longform pieces on the net, there prob still are as many being posted, i just dont read them as much as i used to). im with her when it comes to over sleek modern tech too - so many modern products seem to be about visual design first, actual nuts and bolts performing their function, second.
p.s. just cos you buy *something* doesnt mean you cant say anything about people that just buy stuff for the sake of buying, or how ppl feel like materialism is being forced on us. and vintage is kind of a fight against consumerism cos its recycling isnt it (though the price of retro clothing is much more than it used to be).
i cant really disagree with the last two paragraphs of the amanda brown piece (though i did used to read a lot more longform pieces on the net, there prob still are as many being posted, i just dont read them as much as i used to). im with her when it comes to over sleek modern tech too - so many modern products seem to be about visual design first, actual nuts and bolts performing their function, second.
p.s. just cos you buy *something* doesnt mean you cant say anything about people that just buy stuff for the sake of buying, or how ppl feel like materialism is being forced on us. and vintage is kind of a fight against consumerism cos its recycling isnt it (though the price of retro clothing is much more than it used to be).
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