Daily Links for April 23: We Can't Buy Our Way Into Sustainability, the Return of Bourgeois Fashion, and More

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1. Activist Céline Semaan explains that we can't buy our way into sustainability. Instead, we should change how we live. - Read more on i-D Vice

2. The social influence market is one that is based on "selling out" to become an authentic influencer. The market lacks transparency and ethics and soon it will largely lack humans. Algorithmic personalization is beginning to shape our collective tastes and is determining who actually leads by influence. - Read more on Medium

3. Designer brands such as Burberry, Celine, and Dior have begun to shift away from streetwear inspired styles to more tailored, practical, and "grown up" designs. Bourgeois fashion is making its return, but at a time where the social structure has been upended. These new styles may reflect a reclaiming of high fashion by the upper class.  - Read more on High Snobiety

4. Though traditionally, sneakers and sustainable fashion don't often cross paths, Adidas and Everlane  have introduced new sustainable sneaker offerings with opposite materials. - Read more on Fashionista