A1923 / Adiciannoveventitre (Augusta)

[AKA*NYC]

There is an interesting book called The Anxiety of Influence by Harold Bloom that explores the relationship that artists have with the work that influences their creative process. The book is focused on the work of poets, but the central thesis can be applied to any creative endeavor that has a source of inspiration that often can be identified by a person schooled in whatever field an artist (or artisan in this case) happens to work: poet, painter, shoemaker...

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i think this should be mandatory reading for szers

[byhand]

There is an interesting book called The Anxiety of Influence by Harold Bloom...

Ah, thanks for the fix. I'm currently reading Culture of Complaint by Robert Hughes, hence the mental glitch.

[Faust]

There is an interesting book called The Anxiety of Influence by Harold Bloom...

Ah, thanks for the fix. I'm currently reading Culture of Complaint by Robert Hughes, hence the mental glitch.

It's a good one! I taught a chapter out of it at Parsons. Huge success.

[Schleudersitz]

Yes, many people just buy things for the sake of buying them. I am not one of them

Drizzly, i hope this does not derail our discussion from the excellent topic you have going, but since you've brought this up I'd like to take this chance and ask what motivates your purchases. I've wondered about this for a while as a lurker.

[Faust]

To resell shit for profit, of course.

[drizzly]

Drizzly, i hope this does not derail our discussion from the excellent topic you have going, but since you've brought this up I'd like to take this chance and ask what motivates your purchases. I've wondered about this for a while as a lurker.

Basic wants/needs i guess, practicality, resilience....

I want to say that i buy things for their quality but i don't think thats it anymore. The word quality is so subjective these days. I guess i'd like to say i buy things that are more resilient than the mall brands and are more unique than the everyday things available. The one thing i do like is wearing things that not everyone has or at least not the mass of people. And in the end it comes down to just wearing things i think are cool like CCP n RO.

I hate people that show off so i get things for myself to enjoy and i care not whether others know what i wear. I am happy wearing items i purchase and thats what counts the most. Maybe my motives are just to make myself happy...

To resell shit for profit, of course.

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[bukka]

To resell shit for profit, of course.

Those boots

[drizzly]

ahem rip off CCP much?

[dji]

^ the kudo leather is gorgeous though, the price is pretty intense too..

[Icarium]

Haha, it's like this thread has two themes. CCP-knocking off and high prices.

[Peasant]

Late on the response, but yeah.. I've seen many people drop thousands on goods they know nothing about. Literally piles of clothing on the register at Atelier without even being able to pronounce the name on the tags. No fucks given. If you don't think there are insanely rich people with that much money you don't know the world you live in.

[Icarium]

Agreed. We are the edge case, not the common case. If we were the common case there's no way any of the "artisans" we favor could stay in business.

[drizzly]

Haha, it's like this thread has two themes. CCP-knocking off and high prices.

Thread is being truthful

[Icarium]

Yeah sure, but at some point a dead horse is dead. I suppose at some point it becomes dirt, but beating dirt doesn't seem that useful either.

[cjbreed]

they do make a very nice shoe though. whoever designed it