More and more people want to buy famous brands of clothes, cars and other items. What are the reasons? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?

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There is a growing trend toward buying garments, cars and many other objects from luxurious brands.
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is because those items represent the purchasers' wealthy status, even though many people will believe it is a good development, I suppose the negative impacts are greater than positive ones. Famous
brands products
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brands, products
label their customers and others with the sense of being wealthy,
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, using them
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give buyers the fame and recognition they are
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longing
for. Luxurious items,
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as Dior, LV, ...
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with great quality, sometimes, they are limited,
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, the owners have to be affluent because it costs a fortune to possess
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. Nowadays, people are being judged by their talents and belongings as well,
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to say, the more costly items you have, the more
influencial
having or exercising influence or power
influential
you are.
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, many young Vietnamese
youtubers
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often show off their wealth online with Jimmy Choo's shoes, Channel's earrings, ...
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have a great number of followers, that means they can make money even much easier than ever. Though possessing brand items mean you are a great
influencer
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
influence
and millionaire, that mindset will later result in forming a new basis when it comes to know who you really are. One will be surrounded with materials since you are judged by them,
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, it is difficult to understand your true self. By that I mean, brand items are merely objects that you have, there is no need in using them to reveal yourself. In conclusion, purchasing luxurious items is now trendy because people are filled up with the sense of being rich and
influencial
having or exercising influence or power
influential
,
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, in the long run, it is not a positive development.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Conspicuous consumption
  • Brand loyalty
  • Elitism
  • Marketing strategies
  • Consumer psychology
  • Purchase behavior
  • Economic stratification
  • Sustainability
  • Luxury goods
  • Peer influence
  • Global marketing
  • Brand equity
  • Materialistic values
  • Status symbol
  • Quality perception
  • Investment piece
  • Influencer culture
  • Exclusivity
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