Vulture Droppings
"But it's probably affected them," says
Rob Walker, who writes the New York Times Magazine's
Consumed column. "As a result of being sort of aware of the brand underground culture, I ended up buying a pair of sneakers, from a brand called Feit for $250. That's a lot more than I would normally spend on sneakers, but I thought that they were really cool looking." With Consumed, "I'm not giving readers tips on what you should buy. I'm trying to play a slightly different game, which is, why are people buying into this and why is it interesting?"