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Giada Fiorindi / Quartz The Case for Expensive Clothes
Spending significant money on each piece of clothing means seeing a purchase as an investment, not a cheap (and exploitative) thrill.
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Jean-Paul Pelissier / Reuters Why Doesn’t Serena Williams Have More Sponsorship Deals?
The tennis player is arguably the era’s greatest athlete, but she has fewer endorsements than other less-successful players.
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Richard Drew / AP The Inimitable Helmut Lang
The designer hasn’t made clothes in more than a decade, but his influence on modern fashion is stronger than ever.
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Alessandro Garofalo / Reuters Can Economists Measure Society's Self-Absorption?
Though it’s hard to define and record, the amount of money spent worldwide on vanity purchases is larger than the GDP of Germany, and it’s growing much faster than other markets.
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Jianan Yu/Reuters The Neurological Pleasures of Fast Fashion
Research shows that the brain finds pleasure in the pursuit of inexpensive things, and high-street chains and online retailers sites alike are cashing in.
