“Social forms, apparel, aesthetic judgment, the whole style of human expression, are constantly transformed by fashion, in such a way, however, that fashion-i.e., the latest fashion-in all these things affects only the upper classes.” (Simmel, Georg. “Fashion.” May 1957: 541-558. The University of Chicago Press.) Simmel is explaining that imitation is always apart of designing and creating fashion for the masses. There is no fashion that was ever created that was not inspired by another, nonetheless the separate line between the social classes still exist. Fashion of higher status will always be brought by the higher class, which always shows the wealth of the wealthy; whether or not they know of this fact. The wealthy get the best clothes and the lower classes get the knock off or products made of cheaper material. This however is seen when people of a higher class showcase their wealth, and surrounds themselves by …show more content…
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