The Global Shopping experience

Have you seen Net-a-Porter Live? It's mental. A constantly rolling list of world-wide purchases as they're made, with shopping bags popping up around a world map. As I type, there are some 20,000 shoppers online. Maison Martin Margiela ankle boots, purchased by someone in Athens for £540, in a country we are told is in economic meltdown. A £3,725 Oscar De La Renta silk chiffon gown ordered by a wealthy Roman, whose life is so far removed from my own that she may as well be on another planet. A £360 Milly tote on it's way to Kazakstan. And any number of items wending their way to the Arab world, where their owners probably won't even wear them in public. It's mid January for God's sake. I thought everyone was mean't to be skint? The web is a truly remarkable place.