I don’t think I’ve ever weighed in one way or the other on Shinola, the somewhat controversial Detroit-based marketer of expensive watches, bicycles and notebooks. As I recall, I may have once noted how incredibly douchey I found the spectacle of four economic development professionals, at some point during a public forum on the future […]
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Telling shit from Shinola… It’s not as easy as you might think
Posted in Art and Culture, Detroit, Uncategorized Also tagged authenticity, Bedrock Manufacturin, bicycles, bougie crap, Fossil, gentrification, handmade, luxury goods, manufacturing, marketing, Rebekah Modrak, Shinola, Tom Kartsotis, watches 92 Comments