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ECO CHIC

The Evolution of The It Bag: Stuff for Status

ECO CHIC

Cloud10

Natural Sciences, Arts, Fashion & Beauty, Society & Culture, Science

4.7 • 641 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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181: What makes an "it bag"? I'm breaking down my thesis on "stuff for status," high-price overconsumption, through the lens of designer handbags. We go through the stories behind iconic designer handbags - Hermes Kelly and Birkin, the Gucci Jackie, and the Lady Dior - and spiral into the influence of pop culture on designer handbag purchases - how did Carrie Bradshaw effectively create a market for the Fendi Baguette? We brainstorm around perceived value and the impact of social media on re-issued bags, like the Dior Saddle Bag, and the democratization of luxury through inexpensive production inputs, like Prada's nylon collections. Soundbites: Jane Birkin on CBS Sunday Morning, 2018 Leah Black and Lisa Hochenstein on Real Housewives of Miami Season 3 (Bravo) Dana Thomas at Google Talks, 2007 More for you: Episode 140: How Luxury Lost Its Lustre | Book Club with Megan McSherry Vogue.com's It Bag Hall of Fame: A History of the Most Coveted Accessories Bloomberg: Dior Brought Back the Saddle Bag With a Global Instagram Blitz Racked: I Started Rewatching ‘Sex and the City’ and Now I Have to Have a Fendi Baguette Vogue: From Princess Diana to today: The history of the iconic Lady Dior bag Vanity Fair: Inside the Hermès Workshop That Makes Its Iconic Bags Thanks to our sponsors! Nutrafol.com, promo code "ECOCHIC" TakeCareOf.com, promo code "ECOCHIC50" ecampus.OregonState.edu/EcoChic Find me on: Instagram @ecochicpodcast + @lauraediez, on Facebook, Twitter, and now TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Hey, y'all, you're listening to Eco-Sheek. My name is Laura Diaz. Welcome to the show.

1:09.0

So nice to have you here today. I am really excited about

1:12.5

today's episode. As you can see from the title, we're talking about handbags, it bags, stuff

1:17.8

for status. I was really excited to put this episode together because in a sense, it kind of feels

1:23.3

like going a little bit back to my roots. I feel like I'm presenting a thesis today. But overconsumption

1:29.2

and handbags and looking back at fashion history, I feel like is truly the culmination of all my

1:35.2

interests, really what it means to be eco-cheek. I feel like this is a perfect episode to share with

1:40.8

y'all as a solo because it is something that I'm deeply interested in,

1:44.5

and I feel like it's something that we can all easily research and go down these little rabbit

1:48.7

holes on our own. So I feel like this is going to be a really fun episode. I am not a fashion historian,

1:53.6

of course, by any means, but I am someone who deeply appreciates fashion, who really enjoys

1:58.6

learning about designer fashion, designer history. I love a handbag.

2:03.2

And I'm also a really big fan of early 2000s pop culture. And all of this layered with

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