Sociological breakdown of elite taste codes from @maisonrickie

Name: Sociological breakdown of elite taste codes from @maisonrickie
Uploaded: 2025-11-21T17:40:48.000Z
Duration: 146 s
Channel: maisonrickie
Description: The creator rebuts the idea that social media equalizes class taste by breaking down Pierre Bourdieu's sociological concepts. He uses examples of shifting luxury fashion codes (from logos to quiet luxury) and the theory of 'habitus' to explain how the elite maintain exclusivity through internalized behaviors rather than just accessible knowledge.

The creator rebuts the idea that social media equalizes class taste by breaking down Pierre Bourdieu's sociological concepts. He uses examples of shifting luxury fashion codes (from logos to quiet luxury) and the theory of 'habitus' to explain how the elite maintain exclusivity through internalized behaviors rather than just accessible knowledge.

Creator: @maisonrickie on TikTok

Transcript

The elite will never accept you, no matter what you do. And here's proof. In a previous video, I talked about French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu's concept of taste being a weapon used in social and class warfare. And on that video, I got a few comments saying something along the lines that social media is gonna be an equalizer when it comes to the taste of the elite. And while I see this happening currently as well, I wouldn't go as far to say that social media has the power to close that gap. F

Topics: Apparel / Fashion, Education, Psychology

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