The Invention of Vintage Clothing

Author(s):  
Jennifer Le Zotte

This chapter recounts the process of upgrading certain older apparel, a transnational process led by the wealthy and famous, including rich collegians, titled nobility, and rock stars like Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Celebrations of affluence, elitism, individuality, and fame framed this path. The invention of "vintage" responded to a desire for visible distinction, one almost classically linked to affluence and in keeping with the 1899 thesis of economist Thorstein Veblen. For example, the 1956-7 college fad for old raccoon-fur coats from the 1920s was emblematic of a rising class of wealthy youth to whom chain department stores like Lord & Taylor eagerly appealed—and for whom the word “vintage” was first applied to clothing. Vintage exhibitionism usually disavowed political affiliations while reveling in bucking convention.

2007 ◽  
pp. 73-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Nureev

The article provides a description of T. Veblen’s views, showing his place in the history of economic thought. The author analyzes the context of Veblen’s life and work and considers different aspects of his theoretical legacy. Special attention is paid to the discussion of Veblen’s role in the development of institutional economics. The author describes in detail the main trends in the development of institutionalism after Veblen.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faizal Ardiyanto

This research was conducted to examine the influence of positive emotion, time availability, and money availabilty toward impulsive buying behavior both partially and simultaneously. The respondent of this research are university students who have experienced unplanned buying in several department stores at Yogyakarta City. Purposive sampling method was utilized then 102 respondents were chosen. The results indicate that positive emotion, time availability, and money avaiability positively and significantly influence impulsive buying behavior. The three independent variables as stated above, simultaneously influence impulsive buying behavior also. Finally, as the managerial implication stated, it can be concluded that understanding consumers condition related with unplanned buying is important topics in recent years, especially in department store.


Author(s):  
William Baca

<em><em></em></em>El presente artículo identifica puntos en común y diferencias entre el estructuralismo latinoamericano, la teoría de la dependencia y el texto Imperial Germany (1915) de Thorstein Veblen. Se explora la conexión en aspectos tales como dependencia en el sendero, tecnología y política económica. Imperial Germany se asemeja a varias de las principales recomendaciones de políticas de los estructuralistas y teóricos de la dependencia. Empero, el estructuralismo está más cercano a las ideas de los institucionalistas y del mismo Veblen. En conclusión, estructuralistas y la versión de Veblen en Imperial Germany concuerdan en que una política industrial debe ser guiada por el gobierno, aunque  Veblen y los institucionalistas claramente presentan el cambio social mediante mejoras tecnológicas, algo que el estructuralismo no describe.


2009 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 856-859 ◽  
Author(s):  
HOIKYUNG KIM ◽  
YOUNGJUN LEE ◽  
LARRY R. BEUCHAT ◽  
BONG-JUNE YOON ◽  
JEE-HOON RYU

Sprouted vegetable seeds used as food have been implicated as sources of outbreaks of Salmonella and Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections. We profiled the microbiological quality of sprouts and seeds sold at retail shops in Seoul, Korea. Ninety samples of radish sprouts and mixed sprouts purchased at department stores, supermarkets, and traditional markets and 96 samples of radish, alfalfa, and turnip seeds purchased from online stores were analyzed to determine the number of total aerobic bacteria (TAB) and molds or yeasts (MY) and the incidence of Salmonella, E. coli O157:H7, and Enterobacter sakazakii. Significantly higher numbers of TAB (7.52 log CFU/g) and MY (7.36 log CFU/g) were present on mixed sprouts than on radish sprouts (6.97 and 6.50 CFU/g, respectively). Populations of TAB and MY on the sprouts were not significantly affected by location of purchase. Radish seeds contained TAB and MY populations of 4.08 and 2.42 log CFU/g, respectively, whereas populations of TAB were only 2.54 to 2.84 log CFU/g and populations of MY were 0.82 to 1.69 log CFU/g on alfalfa and turnip seeds, respectively. Salmonella and E. coli O157:H7 were not detected on any of the sprout and seed samples tested. E. sakazakii was not found on seeds, but 13.3% of the mixed sprout samples contained this potentially pathogenic bacterium.


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