Luxury and Necessity

From Weekly I/O#75


"Luxury is a necessity that begins where necessity ends." - CoCo Chanel

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This is how CoCo Chanel defines luxury, which is quite poetic compared to the two definitions I noted before, luxury is art that happens to have a little bit of functionality, and luxury purchases symbolize the buyer's ability to afford items beyond practical necessities.


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