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Apologising in advance for the inevitable accusations of snobbism, what do people consider the point beyond which buying more attire/accesories/consumer goods/cars constitutes vulgarity?
To take an extreme example, I think most would agree that Imelda Marcos's shoe collection was, not necessarily in the absolute number of shoes, but in the fact that she was married to the head of a poor country, needed to show some restraint etc. As well as the fact that the sheer number of shoes was more that she could possibly wear individually in a year............
So what is more critical in comprising vulgarity, taking as an example having 200 suits in one's wardrobe: the absolute number, the number of suits relative to practically everyone else, or the sheer redundancy of having so many items which largely replicate each other?
To take an extreme example, I think most would agree that Imelda Marcos's shoe collection was, not necessarily in the absolute number of shoes, but in the fact that she was married to the head of a poor country, needed to show some restraint etc. As well as the fact that the sheer number of shoes was more that she could possibly wear individually in a year............
So what is more critical in comprising vulgarity, taking as an example having 200 suits in one's wardrobe: the absolute number, the number of suits relative to practically everyone else, or the sheer redundancy of having so many items which largely replicate each other?
