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They are the "poorgeoisie," rich hipsters whose scruffy style provides "cultural camouflage" that hides their wealth, giving them a way of "blending in perfectly with a landscape full of genuine privation."
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"Poorgeoisie and those who pretend to be less wealthy have been with us for years. What has changed is that many of them no longer have to pretend."
--Wall Street Journal, Jun 17, 2009
June 29, 2009