>If we assume that D&G and Gucci represent civilized fulfillment of extended
>needs and consumption, what would be examples of commodities produced today
>that are justifiably condemned as commercialization and dehumanization of
>consumption by capitalism ?
Specifically in this case, I'd say the high pricetag is the commercialization part, and the taste for beautiful shoes part of the civilized extension of needs.
Doug