Pierre Bourdieu

December 12, 2007

Stella McCartney Sage Patent Saddle Bag

Image of Stella McCartney Sage Patent Saddle Bag Pierre Bourdieu developed theories of social stratification based on aesthetic taste in his work Distinction. Bourdieu claims that how one chooses to present one’s aesthetic dispositions, depicts one’s status and distances oneself from lower groups. The classic example of this tendency in fashion is our obsession with carrying status bags. But in a world of multifaceted concerns standing out can be more about subtle cues. Quietly carrying an environmentally friendly and Vegan Stella McCartney Sage Patent Saddle Bag is a signifier for a whole different kind of social AND socially concerned woman.

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