Before revision: The term was coined by anthropologist and scholar of consumption patterns Grant McCracken in 1988, and is named after the French philosopher Denis Diderot (1713–1784), who first described the effect in an essay .
After revision: The term was coined by anthropologist Grant McCracken, Culture and Consumption: A Theoretical Account of the Structure and Movement of the Cultural Meaning of Consumer Goods, Journal of Consumer Research, Volume 13, Issue 1, June 1986, Pages 71–84, URL andtitled "Regrets for my Old Dressing Gown, or, A warning to those who have more taste than fortune" scholar of consumption patterns Grant McCracken in 1988, and is named after the French philosopher Denis Diderot (1713–1784), who first described the effect in an essay .