Brilliant.

"And this is why I mostly hate commercial fashion. I love true style, and I love personal fashion, but "fashion" as an industry is entirely constructed of the commodification of that fleeting feeling of meaningless superiority. It's status in a box, envy in a bottle, and it's kind of pathetic. It influences me some, like most people, and admit that I like nice clothes, but certain trends make the social bankruptcy of the industry really clear."

Comment by SNAGGLETOOTH on "Sweatpants Trend to Give Those Who ‘Get It’ Feelings of Superiority" article at nymag.com. Brilliant!