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Get to Know a Status Symbol 1.F: The (Personal) U.S. Constitution
Having a personal copy of the U.S. Constitution in a bedside table wasn’t unheard of before President Josiah Bartlett gifted his former aid Charlie his personal copy on the finale episode of the West Wing, but after... mandatory.
Having a personal copy of the U.S. Constitution in a bedside table wasn’t unheard of before President Josiah Bartlett gifted his former aid Charlie his personal copy on the finale episode of the West Wing, but after... mandatory.
January 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Get to Know a Status Symbol 1.F: The (Personal) U.S. Constitution
Having a personal copy of the U.S. Constitution in a bedside table wasn’t unheard of before President Josiah Bartlett gifted his former aid Charlie his personal copy on the finale episode of the West Wing, but after... mandatory.
Having a personal copy of the U.S. Constitution in a bedside table wasn’t unheard of before President Josiah Bartlett gifted his former aid Charlie his personal copy on the finale episode of the West Wing, but after... mandatory.
Get to Know a Status Symbol 1.E: Winter Car Sunglasses
Because prevailing winds used to push factory smoke the other way, most affluent suburbs in America are west of downtown, which means that most people driving an Audi home in December are going to need sunnies. Best kept in the dash.
Because prevailing winds used to push factory smoke the other way, most affluent suburbs in America are west of downtown, which means that most people driving an Audi home in December are going to need sunnies. Best kept in the dash.
January 22, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Get to Know a Status Symbol 1.E: Winter Car Sunglasses
Because prevailing winds used to push factory smoke the other way, most affluent suburbs in America are west of downtown, which means that most people driving an Audi home in December are going to need sunnies. Best kept in the dash.
Because prevailing winds used to push factory smoke the other way, most affluent suburbs in America are west of downtown, which means that most people driving an Audi home in December are going to need sunnies. Best kept in the dash.
Get to Know a Status Symbol 1.D: Horsebit Loafers
Dreamt up by Gucci in 1953, horsebit loafers are a cavalier nod to equestrianism with a Florentine feel (Coppola is a fan) and a FiDi jangle (so is Jordan Belfort). Obnoxious? Sure, but beloved by those ready to pony up.
Dreamt up by Gucci in 1953, horsebit loafers are a cavalier nod to equestrianism with a Florentine feel (Coppola is a fan) and a FiDi jangle (so is Jordan Belfort). Obnoxious? Sure, but beloved by those ready to pony up.
January 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Get to Know a Status Symbol 1.D: Horsebit Loafers
Dreamt up by Gucci in 1953, horsebit loafers are a cavalier nod to equestrianism with a Florentine feel (Coppola is a fan) and a FiDi jangle (so is Jordan Belfort). Obnoxious? Sure, but beloved by those ready to pony up.
Dreamt up by Gucci in 1953, horsebit loafers are a cavalier nod to equestrianism with a Florentine feel (Coppola is a fan) and a FiDi jangle (so is Jordan Belfort). Obnoxious? Sure, but beloved by those ready to pony up.
Get to Know a Status Symbol 1.C: Bordallo Pinheiro Bowls
Before he broke into the ceramics game in the 1880s, Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro was a well-known Portuguese political cartoonist. Then his cabbage leaf plates and bowls caught on in the U.K., reselling to America when Portugal went fascist.
Before he broke into the ceramics game in the 1880s, Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro was a well-known Portuguese political cartoonist. Then his cabbage leaf plates and bowls caught on in the U.K., reselling to America when Portugal went fascist.
January 15, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Get to Know a Status Symbol 1.C: Bordallo Pinheiro Bowls
Before he broke into the ceramics game in the 1880s, Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro was a well-known Portuguese political cartoonist. Then his cabbage leaf plates and bowls caught on in the U.K., reselling to America when Portugal went fascist.
Before he broke into the ceramics game in the 1880s, Raphael Bordallo Pinheiro was a well-known Portuguese political cartoonist. Then his cabbage leaf plates and bowls caught on in the U.K., reselling to America when Portugal went fascist.
HTUM - A.17: Try on a turtleneck sweater. You don’t have to buy it or anything, but try it on. They work more often then you think.
January 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
HTUM - A.17: Try on a turtleneck sweater. You don’t have to buy it or anything, but try it on. They work more often then you think.
HTUM - A.14: Eat weird meets – mostly venison, but also elk and ostrich. Experiment occasionally with vegetarianism, but don’t get dogmatic about it. Worry a bit about what you’ll tell your kid when they’re old enough to ask where the cut came from.
January 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
HTUM - A.14: Eat weird meets – mostly venison, but also elk and ostrich. Experiment occasionally with vegetarianism, but don’t get dogmatic about it. Worry a bit about what you’ll tell your kid when they’re old enough to ask where the cut came from.
HTUM - A.12: Try to break in a pair of hiking boots while walking to brunch.
January 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
HTUM - A.12: Try to break in a pair of hiking boots while walking to brunch.
HTUM - A.09: If you brought a kinda shitty bottle of wine you don’t have to call attention to the fact it’s a kind of shitty bottle of wine. If the host cares, he’ll clock it. If not, he won’t.
January 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
HTUM - A.09: If you brought a kinda shitty bottle of wine you don’t have to call attention to the fact it’s a kind of shitty bottle of wine. If the host cares, he’ll clock it. If not, he won’t.
Get to Know a Status Symbol 1.B: Depression Glassware
Many if not most of the colorful goblets manufactured in the Rust Belt between 1929 and 1939 and sold to struggling Americans were discarded or destroyed in the Post-World War II boom years. The ones that weren't moved to the suburbs.
Many if not most of the colorful goblets manufactured in the Rust Belt between 1929 and 1939 and sold to struggling Americans were discarded or destroyed in the Post-World War II boom years. The ones that weren't moved to the suburbs.
January 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Get to Know a Status Symbol 1.B: Depression Glassware
Many if not most of the colorful goblets manufactured in the Rust Belt between 1929 and 1939 and sold to struggling Americans were discarded or destroyed in the Post-World War II boom years. The ones that weren't moved to the suburbs.
Many if not most of the colorful goblets manufactured in the Rust Belt between 1929 and 1939 and sold to struggling Americans were discarded or destroyed in the Post-World War II boom years. The ones that weren't moved to the suburbs.
HTUM - A.05: If you're fortunate enough to have old family photos, put them out. They were taken for you. Don't be ungrateful.
January 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
HTUM - A.05: If you're fortunate enough to have old family photos, put them out. They were taken for you. Don't be ungrateful.
Get to Know a Status Symbol 1.A: The Eames Elephant
Charles and Ray Eames liked elephants, so they origami-ed one in 1945 while experimenting with molded plywood MoMA put it on display the next year. In 2017, Vitra started selling plastic versions for up-scale nurseries. Big posthumous hit.
Charles and Ray Eames liked elephants, so they origami-ed one in 1945 while experimenting with molded plywood MoMA put it on display the next year. In 2017, Vitra started selling plastic versions for up-scale nurseries. Big posthumous hit.
December 10, 2024 at 9:35 PM
Get to Know a Status Symbol 1.A: The Eames Elephant
Charles and Ray Eames liked elephants, so they origami-ed one in 1945 while experimenting with molded plywood MoMA put it on display the next year. In 2017, Vitra started selling plastic versions for up-scale nurseries. Big posthumous hit.
Charles and Ray Eames liked elephants, so they origami-ed one in 1945 while experimenting with molded plywood MoMA put it on display the next year. In 2017, Vitra started selling plastic versions for up-scale nurseries. Big posthumous hit.