March 15, 2002
A (Mild) Defense of Luxury
Who but fools, toadies, and hacks have ever come to the defense of modern American luxury? No one, not even bulk consumers of the stuff, will ever really defend it. And why should they? The very idea that what we have defines who we are is repulsive to many of us. The irrationality of overvaluing certain rocks, fabrics, logos, textures, wines, bottles, appliances, nameplates, tassels, ZIP codes, T-shirts, monograms, hotel rooms, purses, and the like is insulting to our intellect. At one level
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