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A government official in North China's Shanxi Province, surnamed Gao, has noticed his colleagues dressing differently since the broom of austerity began sweeping through the nation two years ago.
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With the deepening anti-graft campaign, the consumption of luxury brands has dropped considerably in China, with some officials turning to more inconspicuous bribery methods, including gifts of money - so-called red envelopes - online during the Spring Festival.
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The eagle-eyes of China's legions of netizens notoriously zoom in on officials' clothes, jewelry, wristwatches or even the cigarettes dangling from their lips, checking brands and posting their findings on the Internet. Finding examples of officials' dubious conduct has become almost a hobby for many. Debates on who paid how much for what are rife: Civil servants in China do not receive high salaries.
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Sales of jewelry, haute-couture and other luxury goods fell 1 percent last year, the first drop in eight years, according to management consulting firm Bain & Company. Sales of men's wristwatches were down 13 percent, men's fashion by 10 percent.
Sociologist Guo Xinping of Shanxi University said that a broad drop in luxury sales was inevitable after the frugality campaign started in December 2012. Extravagance among officials has been contained somewhat. Officials fear being named, shamed Cheap Nike Air Force 1 Kids UK , fired or even imprisoned.
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A Wall Street Journal article published in early February stated that "lingerie stores in China are seeing strong sales of $300 bras and other pricey skivvies."
Has austerity brought "inconspicuous consumption?" Have government officials merely switched from flaunting their ill-gotten gains in public to more discrete displays of wealth?
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