Supercars Are Now Officially Fashion Accessories, Thanks to Social Media

More than ever this year at Monterey Car Week, I noticed automobiles masquerading as haute couture fashion accessories. Now, sure, in Los Angeles the supercar industry long ago started capitalizing on tangential social signifiers of taste, wealth, and exclusivity. But from the swankiest debut soirees to crews of Koenigseggs cruising down 17 Mile Drive at barely 17 miles an hour, the 2024 Car Week took the cake.

How else to explain the borderline unbelievable auction results at RM Sotheby’s...