Research
May 8, 2023
What once was considered a “top-down” trend is showing signs of reversing as talk of ‘stealth wealth’ influences commerce. Image credit: Loro Piana
By Amirah Keaton
As “stealth wealth” and “quiet luxury” permeate the zeitgeist, new research suggests that the phrases could be exhibiting some commercial staying power.
{"ct":"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","iv":"63f89335b4b588871596f4e3ffeb4223","s":"5e14171c268a8660"}
Share your thoughts. Click here