When is a Bag worth $12,000? The True Value of Luxury in a World of Fast Fashion

Feeling stuck? BetterHelp makes therapy simple, with 10% off your first month to help you get started: https://betterhelp.com/abby. (Sponsored by BetterHelp) Fast fashion and instant gratification has created a culture where we expected everything to be cheap and easily accessible, so the irony that one of the most slow fashion and costly brands in the world - Hermes - is doing a booming business is impressive. However, because the company's ethics stand in stark opposition to our greedy expectations, conflict - in the form of lawsuits and dupes - has arisen. While most people are just debating whether or not the Walmart Birkin or "wirkin" is a "one up" on the rich or just middle and lower class people "cosplaying" the rich - the core issues are rooted in misogyny, capitalism, and how industrialization has actually harmed clothing industries. If you wanna read Cavalleri & Glinoga vs. Hermes International Lawsuit for yourself: https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/legaldocs/gdpzdaylopw/Cavalleri-v-Hermes%2020240319.pdf The 60 Minute Special on Hermes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah2eAynWzEg&t=4s @hermes Financial website & info: https://finance.hermes.com/fr/assemblees-generales/ (the Universal Registration Document 2023 is on this page. (I've also linked to their youtube channel too!) L'École Hermès des savoir-faire: https://ecole.hermes.com/ A couple of the videos I reference from @hermes The Tardoire's leather factory takes root in the local community: https://