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Conspicuous Consumption

conspicuous consumption July 14, 2014

A New Instagram Obsession: Russian Women With Many FlowersWhy do these women have so many flowers? What are all these flowers communicating?

By Molly Young
the overspenders June 28, 2013

The Chicest $20 Million Guide to ‘Summering’ Ever!In which the Overspenders prepare for an average Hamptons vacay.

By Stella Bugbee and Kurt Soller
the overspenders Apr. 10, 2013

The Best $500K Coachella Shopping Spree Ever!In which the Overspenders adopt “festival style” and discover that looking free doesn’t always come cheap.

By Stella Bugbee and Kurt Soller

white men with money June 16, 2011

Commercial Airlines Are Probably Selling a Lot of Last-Minute, First-Class Tickets for This WeekendThe ‘WSJ’ exposes executives who disguise personal travel on corporate jets as business.

By Noreen Malone
non-trends Jan. 24, 2010

Our Long National ‘Frugal Fatigue’ Nightmare is Almost OverBut who will buy the first big necklace?

By Lindsay Robertson
Conspicuous Consumption Mar. 12, 2009

Everyone’s Financially Fine at $350 Private DinnerPeople are still willing to pay $350 for a meal at Le Bernardin, especially if it’s for a special nineteenth-century meal.

By Beth Landman