Alison Lurie Quote

Conspicuous consumption in dress still survives in two locations: the private lives of the urban rich and the public lives of the urban poor.


The Language of Clothes (1981)


Conspicuous consumption in dress still survives in two locations: the private lives of the urban rich and the public lives of the urban poor.

Conspicuous consumption in dress still survives in two locations: the private lives of the urban rich and the public lives of the urban poor.

Conspicuous consumption in dress still survives in two locations: the private lives of the urban rich and the public lives of the urban poor.

Conspicuous consumption in dress still survives in two locations: the private lives of the urban rich and the public lives of the urban poor.