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> We are talking, e.g., ~2014-era Dwell house pictorials, Heath Ceramics jawnz, Kinto thermoses, a bunch of the new Technivorm Moccamasters, Mepra flatware, and
by Apocryphon 4y ago
> We are talking, e.g., ~2014-era Dwell house pictorials, Heath Ceramics jawnz, Kinto thermoses, a bunch of the new Technivorm Moccamasters, Mepra flatware, and “popping” PVC kicks from Crocs to Bottega Veneta Puddle Boots, etc., etc.
Crocs are the only brand I've heard of from that paragraph. None of these words are in the Sears, Roebuck catalog.
- giraffe_lady 4y agoIt's a fashion newsletter. You're likely a step or two away from these influences but not the intended or expected audience of the products themselves. It's like how your favorite musician's favorite musician is often someone you've never heard of and sometimes not something it's even easy for you to like. Their entire professional life is in experiencing and evaluating these things, so they get way "out there" compared to people who are not focused on it, like us.
- Apocryphon 4y agoYeah, I'm not complaining. It's amusing, if anything. And while in fiction coming across brand-heavy paragraphs might be irritating, it can also be evocative- cyberpunk novels love to namedrop a ton of fictional brands.
- TacticalCoder 4y ago> It's a fashion newsletter. I kinda figured out it wasn't a "taste" newsletter ; )