Phillip Scott breaks down how Chinese manufacturers are pulling back the curtain on luxury fashion houses, exposing how many of these brands massively overprice items that cost a fraction to produce.

This revelation shines a light on the uncomfortable truth: many in our community are chasing high-end labels for validation, while being locked out by design.

🧠 In this episode:

• What these manufacturers revealed about production vs. retail costs

• Why luxury pricing has little to do with quality—and everything to do with perception

• How consumer culture is tied to identity and exclusion

• Why it’s time we rethink how we define value and status