One could argue as well we should minimize the draw of purely romanticized notions that premium things should exist.

Other than inflated pricing pushing more money around in one go than cheaper stuff pushing a lot of little money around, what does owning premium accessories get humanity?

Stop manufacturing final products & retail can be just the materials that enable people to make their own accessories if we’re worried about style differentiation.

Or we could keep drilling into ideas like yours which will result in more consolidation of economic activity in the hands of the haves.

Like markets, brands are simply propped up by feels. IMO pretty sick of being told I need to give a crap about Coach as a business so a minority can actually design/create while the majority get to deal with their HR and accounting needs.