Durango is a conspicuous (and, to be honest, welcome) exception to the region's prevailing down-homeness -- it even has a decent sushi bar.
This was one of the many occasions on which the millionaires of the era demonstrated that they thought it expedient for their conspicuous consumption to be kept inconspicuous.
However, when other sellers adopt the same method, a given picture will not be conspicuous enough to be noticed.
The activists consider conspicuous markings to be a kind of scarlet letter.
The joy of conspicuous consumption tends to be ephemeral.
This year's conspicuous object seems to be the private jet.
Deciding to invest in a custom-built house during a housing bust, though initially daunting and "a little conspicuous," is proving to be a boon, Lisa Asnis said.
HIS relative lack of interest in conspicuous consumption seems to be shared by his family.
These days, however, Broadway's most conspicuous malady seems to be less its economic vulnerability -- though that certainly remains a concern -- than a severe personality disorder.
For instance, according to Veblen [7], conspicuous consumption has to be wasteful.
