Our status is increasingly judged on experiences rather than goods; and not just what we experience, but what we are seen to experience (Getty) “It’s not a bag, it’s a Birkin.” In 2001 ...

In 2001, Sex and the City introduced us to the Hermès Birkin, with character Samantha Jones being told there was a five year waiting list for would-be buyers. The fashion set’s favourite ...

By John Leland On the Lower East Side of Manhattan this month, two men spray-painted a red swastika on a parked Tesla Cybertruck. In the borough’s meatpacking district, six people sat on the ...

In 2001, Sex and the City introduced us to the Hermès Birkin, with character Samantha Jones being told there was a five year waiting list for would-be buyers. The fashion set’s favourite accessory ...

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