The "Luxury" Aesthetic, Class Elitism, & Our Obsession with Wealth

In this video, we're talking about the "luxury aesthetic" and its many offshoots like the "old money" and "quiet luxury" looks - to understand not only how they're rooted in superficial materialism but how they uphold the system of oppressive class elitism. We explore the way that corporate greed has caused companies to manipulate the entire concept of luxury into being all about expensive, exclusive material things instead of what luxury actually is - pleasure, comfort, and ease. Enjoy & please let me know your thoughts in the comments! 00:00 - intro 00:46 - aesthetics are just consumerism pretending to be self expression 4:26 - how the concept of luxury became something that can be sold (for a lot of $$$) 9:41 - why the luxury aesthetic is problematic 12:24 - re-imagining our concept of wealth 16:00 - harnessing our collective buying power to build up our communities instead of funding corporate greed To learn more: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLM7Swy_caL5C0Rf6klRPMLxTXL-hHGzNw Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesthetics https://www.theteenmagazine.com/10-most-popular-go-to-fashion-aesthetics-of-2024 https://thefashionglobe.com/style-outfits-luxury-aesthetic/ https://www.children.org/global-poverty/global-poverty-facts/facts-about-poverty-in-usa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World%27s_Billionaires https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/ Connect w/ me: Personal IG: https://www.instagram.com/thesarahmariaa/ Educational IG: https://www.instagram.com/fightbigfashion/profilecard/?igsh=aW9nMThzOHZkZTNu