So, I have a bit of a different take but full context I love frills and fluff and modelled when I was a skinny young thing including some runway. I love style, even though I've never invested big bucks in couture I've enjoyed lurking in those communities my entire life.

Even in ancient times there have been artisans who craft how we look. It's easier for folks here to see leather making or wine making or western shirt making as artisanal... Because most of y'all are dudes 🤣 Couture is mostly for women. And while dudes don't appreciate it as much, it is absolutely gorgeous when done well and men would appreciate the woman in it even without understanding the context.

But the biggest profit maker in couture is it's exclusivity. So to have a *gasp* tv advertisment to normies... As if they are JC Penny?!? I was shocked when I first saw it 🤣 it means that absolutely no one is buying at their shows. Typically couture is bought out at the runway show, and maybe ready to wear mockups are made for extremely high price points that are available on request at places like Saks.

To have TV advertising means no one's buying at those levels at all. Which means the upper classes are starting to feel the hurt in the economy. It's a death bell for the brand too because even if their customers recover disposable income, the exclusivity is gone so they'll choose a different brand. So it's not something that would be done lightly at all, and is probably a last resort before bankruptcy.

If the wealthy are starting to pinch their pennies no amount of discontinuing economic reports will hide the recession that's coming. We live in interesting times.