Abstract It is debated whether or not the “luxury” of a luxury object is contained within the object or exists beyond it. This text examines one object – a Neoprene little black dress by Givenchy – in the context of its references backwards and forwards. Using Webb Keane’s semiotic-temporal alignment, the dress’s past is analyzed as iconic and nostalgic through Walter Benjamin, and its future as symbolic and ironic through Donna Haraway. Theories of object agency are considered through W.J.T. Mitchell and as between life and death. Luxury, finally, as abundance or indulgence is taken on as a method of inquiry.

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纪梵希和大量参考资料

摘要 奢侈品的“奢侈品”究竟是包含在其内部还是存在于其之外，存在争议。这篇文章在前后引用的背景下检查了一个对象——纪梵希的一件氯丁橡胶小黑裙。使用 Webb Keane 的符号-时间对齐，Walter Benjamin 将这件连衣裙的过去分析为标志性和怀旧，而 Donna Haraway 则将其未来分析为象征性和讽刺性。客体代理理论通过 WJT Mitchell 被认为是在生与死之间。奢侈，最后，作为丰富或放纵被视为一种探究方法。