The Chanel bracelet and dress below, sent in by SadSadie, blend fashion with drugs. Both feature a collection of pills, some emblazoned with jewels and the Chanel logo. Pills, abuse of which are already associated with the upper classes, are re-cast as high fashion. Their decoration of one’s life is presented as something to flaunt, not hide.
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Lisa Wade is a professor of sociology at Occidental College. You can follow her on Twitter and Facebook.
