When even gangs rely on big brands to build their group identity, we know our fashion democracy's in trouble. Read Klein's book if you want to get riled. Enthusiasm will grow. From pencils to pajamas, no-name goods conform to a muted, unpretentious palette that allows us to add our own embellishments. Shapes are refined.
Prices are low.
Even if Johnny Depp weren't loudly publicized as a Muji man, I'd buy this stuff. Drugstores, houseware stores and storage merchants sell inexpensive glass and plastic containers to house your wet and dry commodities. If you want to get fancy, consider cut-glass decanters and candy dishes from antique and thrift shops to store daily items like mouthwash and cotton swabs. Clothes made before the 1980s almost never bear the manufacturer's name or logo on the outside. And many gorgeous vintage pieces were made by companies you've never even heard of.