008: "Your next item of clothing should be so expensive that it hurts" with Marc Bain from Quartz

An episode of the Why Do We Have Things? podcast, hosted by The American Edit | Rita Mehta & Erin Husted, titled "008: "Your next item of clothing should be so expensive that it hurts" with Marc Bain from Quartz" was published on February 16, 2016 and runs 51 minutes.

February 16, 2016 ·51m · Why Do We Have Things?

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Get to know Marc Bain, the Quartz fashion writer. Rita talks to Marc about his background in writing and apparel production and how that led to his brilliant article (and shopping theory), “Your next item of clothing should be so expensive that it hurts.”

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