And it is not true of so-called veblen goods , luxury items such as designer clothes whose appeal is driven by their higher price .

而且它也不适用于所谓的凡勃伦产品（炫耀性产品），像名牌服装这样的奢侈品，它们的吸引力源于它们高昂的价格。

Consider maverick economist thorsten veblen 's theory of conspicuous consumption , which formalized the idea that we make some of our purchases particularly luxury goods to advertise economic power and gain social status .

想想标新立异的经济学家索尔斯坦维布伦的炫耀性消费理论，它正式表述了这种概念：即我们有时购物，尤其是购买奢侈品，是为了宣传自己的经济实力、获得社会地位。