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It's kind of hilarious to me when the tech world collides with the high-end fashion world. On the one hand, I get how absurd this seems from a tech perspective.

It's kind of hilarious to me when the tech world collides with the high-end fashion world. On the one hand, I get how absurd this seems from a tech perspective. On the other hand, dropping a couple hundred dollars on a fashion item that will be trendy for a season among a certain group... it's no different from any other high-end fashion accessory. It's just that the two worlds so rarely overlap.

acedTrex 1y ago
You can see just from this thread how the tech world reacts to the fashion world.
- qazxcvbnmlp 1y ago
  HN commenter logic: 'if I don't understand it, this is clearly wrong' 'If someone doesn't spend money irrationally like I spend money irrationally its bad' There is indeed a blind spot.
  - jama211 1y ago
    Well said
- rchaud 1y ago
  The fashion world's biggest sellers are handbags and shoes, which are practical purchases and tend to feature pretty intricate design details. This is a Speedo for a phone, and it makes Apple's already over-the-top descriptions of its products sound even more absurd.
  - reducesuffering 1y ago
    Nothing about the fashion world’s $5000 bags is practical. It’s 99% status signaling
    - bigyabai 1y ago
      > It’s 99% status signaling So is buying a $5,000 laptop. Much like shoes and bags, a kernel of practical demand quickly grows into an unlimited demand for vain materialism.
      - Razengan 1y ago
        > So is buying a $5,000 laptop. No they actually do shit
        bigyabai 1y ago
        So does a $5,000 bag. 99% of owning a $5,000 laptop is virtue signalling.
        wiredpancake 1y ago
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      - morshu9001 1y ago
        I don't like either of these two worlds. Yes, plenty of people will buy an expensive laptop/desktop that's only ever used to run benchmarks. If anything I could admire the $5K bag more if it's actually nicer than the cheaper ones, but a lot of the time it's not.
chaostheory 1y ago
Apple is a fashion company when you think about it
ocdtrekkie 1y ago
The Google Glass/DVF collaboration was a notable example of cringe in this area. https://archive.nytimes.com/runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/dvf-gives-google-glasses-a-spin-on-the-runway/ https://archive.nytimes.com/runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09...
jazzyjackson 1y ago
Compare with this Prada smartphone bag for 1470USD I don't know how many they sell every year but there's an audience. https://www.prada.com/us/en/p/prada-speedrock-re-nylon-and-leather-smartphone-case/2ZT079_2HE1_F0008 https://www.prada.com/us/en/p/prada-speedrock-re-nylon-and-l...
lern_too_spel 1y ago
Apple has been a fashion brand for a few decades now.
tokioyoyo 1y ago
I still firmly believe that it’s made for Chinese market, where it will sell really well.
- conception 1y ago
  It’s only being sold in one US store so your belief is not unfounded.
morshu9001 1y ago
These always overlap in dumb ways. Had to microwave my $400 Ferragamo wallet to kill the NFC chip inside that kept making my phone buzz.

acedTrex 1y ago

You can see just from this thread how the tech world reacts to the fashion world.

qazxcvbnmlp 1y ago
HN commenter logic: 'if I don't understand it, this is clearly wrong' 'If someone doesn't spend money irrationally like I spend money irrationally its bad' There is indeed a blind spot.
- jama211 1y ago
  Well said
rchaud 1y ago
The fashion world's biggest sellers are handbags and shoes, which are practical purchases and tend to feature pretty intricate design details. This is a Speedo for a phone, and it makes Apple's already over-the-top descriptions of its products sound even more absurd.
- reducesuffering 1y ago
  Nothing about the fashion world’s $5000 bags is practical. It’s 99% status signaling
  - bigyabai 1y ago
    > It’s 99% status signaling So is buying a $5,000 laptop. Much like shoes and bags, a kernel of practical demand quickly grows into an unlimited demand for vain materialism.
    - Razengan 1y ago
      > So is buying a $5,000 laptop. No they actually do shit
      - bigyabai 1y ago
        So does a $5,000 bag. 99% of owning a $5,000 laptop is virtue signalling.
        wiredpancake 1y ago
        [dead]
      - deleted 1y ago
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    - morshu9001 1y ago
      I don't like either of these two worlds. Yes, plenty of people will buy an expensive laptop/desktop that's only ever used to run benchmarks. If anything I could admire the $5K bag more if it's actually nicer than the cheaper ones, but a lot of the time it's not.

chaostheory 1y ago

Apple is a fashion company when you think about it

ocdtrekkie 1y ago

The Google Glass/DVF collaboration was a notable example of cringe in this area. https://archive.nytimes.com/runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/dvf-gives-google-glasses-a-spin-on-the-runway/ https://archive.nytimes.com/runway.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09...

jazzyjackson 1y ago

Compare with this Prada smartphone bag for 1470USD I don't know how many they sell every year but there's an audience. https://www.prada.com/us/en/p/prada-speedrock-re-nylon-and-leather-smartphone-case/2ZT079_2HE1_F0008 https://www.prada.com/us/en/p/prada-speedrock-re-nylon-and-l...

lern_too_spel 1y ago

Apple has been a fashion brand for a few decades now.

tokioyoyo 1y ago

I still firmly believe that it’s made for Chinese market, where it will sell really well.

conception 1y ago
It’s only being sold in one US store so your belief is not unfounded.

morshu9001 1y ago

These always overlap in dumb ways. Had to microwave my $400 Ferragamo wallet to kill the NFC chip inside that kept making my phone buzz.