Bloggers who critique luxury products and brands are undeniable gods in their use of technology and media savvy. But do they have the ability to educate a true luxury buyer about the industry?
It might seem like a pair of mismatched socks when one tries to associate the glitz-and-glam of luxury brands with that guy over there typing away on his laptop.
{"ct":"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","iv":"522727fbf73f87160a8fa122c91b5c56","s":"4d6289ab399cb7f0"}