> "you’re showing you can afford to spend your social capital… You’re saying, I’m so autonomous and successful that I can afford to dress in a non-conforming wa

> "you’re showing you can afford to spend your social capital… You’re saying, I’m so autonomous and successful that I can afford to dress in a non-conforming way." That's the most interesting take-away for me. Obviously the pendulum of fashion swings back and forth -- but the nonconformist signaling is an interesting phenomenon that spans it.