Buckle up, everyone; this post is going to be a long one. Today, I wanted to discuss the matter of conspicuous consumption: the art of spending relatively large sums of money on luxury goods. When you ...

Los Angeles, a city known for its diverse and inventive food scene, is no stranger — no, perhaps home — to the overhyped, overpriced restaurant. And, in the foodie world, one platform might be held ...

An emerging stigmatization of wealth flaunting and a growing preference for more economical homegrown labels — exacerbated by stagnant property values — are red flags for the luxe Western brands that ...

Has the art world gone bananas? At a recent Sotheby’s auction, a controversial cryptocurrency entrepreneur, Justin Sun, bought a piece of art for $6.2 million. The artwork, Comedian by Maurizio ...

Last week, people at Target nearly bloodied each other as they fought to get one of the new, special-edition Valentine's Day cups from Stanley, a company known for its TikTok-famous tumblers. Stanley ...

Here comes the bride — and her 30-carat ring, A-list besties, and hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of outfits. This summer's billionaire weddings have shown that quiet luxury is out, and ...

CHICAGO - Cecilia Dames, an expat Midwesterner who has lived in Europe for the past 17 years, noticed it when she returned to St. Louis for a recent family visit. "Conspicuous consumption is out," she ...

Toyota’s bold new electric cars look nothing like your friendly Prius Toyota's new line of electric cars aren't here to be your kombucha-drinking friend with a trust fund. They're here to be your ...

Lundy, Taylor, Narun Raman, Scott Duke Kominers, and Kevin Leyton-Brown. "NFTs as a Data-Rich Test Bed: Conspicuous Consumption and its Determinants." WWW '25: Proceedings of the ACM on Web Conference ...