Fashion Is Vanity And Consumerism? Discuss. http://jezebel.com/gossip

" There is this suggestion that fashion is not an art form or a cultural form, but a form of vanity and consumerism"....Particularly in academia, where bodies are just carts for hauling around brains, the thrill and social play and complex masquerade of fashion is "very much denigrated," Ms. Showalter said. "The academic uniform has some variations," she said, "but basically is intended to make you look like you're not paying attention to fashion, and not vain, and not interested in it, God forbid. " From New York Times piece, "Admit It. You Love It. It Matters"