Hand in Glove

Not so different

"One could purchase after the 1750s purple gloves, flowered gloves, orange gloves, white gloves, rough gloves, chamois gloves, buff gloves, 'Maid's Black Silk' gloves, 'Maid's Lamb Gloves', and even 'Men's Dog Skin Gloves'. There is no need to continue. Everywhere one looks, one encounters an explosion of choices." - T.H. Breen, "Baubles of Britain"

Sometimes while reading for class I'll come across something that just strikes me in an interesting way. I focused on this passage in an article on the consumer culture of mid-18th century British colonies in America because it seemed so similar to today. Maybe not the Dog Skin gloves, but the rest of it definitely. It's always fascinating to read historical accounts that remind us that even centuries ago, consumer culture was just as strong as today. People bought the latest imports on lines of credit trying to keep up with the latest fashions and luxury goods from across the ocean. Not so different than say, Confessions of a Shopaholic where the main character goes into debt buying fashionable clothes.