Episode 54: Fashion: "Buying a piece of clothing is buying someone's mind", Resident Philosopher Shottenkirk with talkPOPc participant Nicola Johnson

RP Shottenkirk and participant Nicola Johnson discuss fashion: what makes it good or bad, and why we care. "It goes back to the mind" Nicola says at the beginning of the conversation and she expounds on that point in several different ways. "It tells something about me - my financial status, my taste, my social status. " Shottenkirk notes that Nicola's shoes are amazing, well-designed boots, and points out that the designer expressed themselves and you as the wearer take on the designer's vision. Nicola partially agrees but states, "I go with the designer about 60% but then I add 40% of myself. " As someone who has made fashion, Nicola argues that everyone - people with money and people without - both know when something is good. "Art attracts you whether you can afford it or not."   Shottenkirk then asks: What are the traits that make something good? Nicola answers that there are three things: "Detail, quality in material, and organization of your thoughts."  In describing why detail is important, she explains - speaking from the point of view of the buyer - "They want to see that you've cared, and when you've cared they feel worthy."  In other words, "They want to pay for mind...What you're looking at is somebody else's mind." She summarizes by stating the conclusion: you're not buying a thing you are buying a part of the mind of the person behind the clothing.Support the showWebsite: talkpopc.orgInstagram: @talkpopcEmail: [email protected]