| Jackie Kennedy is an important figure in discussing the rhetoric of fashion. |
Jackie Kennedy er en vigtig person i debatten om modens retorik. |
| As first lady, she was part of the elite, ruling class. |
Som førstedame var hun en del af eliten, den herskende klasse. |
| As is normally the case with fashion trends, the ruling class establishes the fashion trends, and lower classes then attempt to emulate those styles. |
Som det normalt er tilfældet med modetrends, skaber den herskende klasse modetendenserne, og lavere klasser forsøger derefter at efterligne disse stilarter. |
| Those who imitated Jackie Kennedy's style did so not only because they liked her sense of style, but they also wanted to identify with those aspects of her life that her style brought with it: wealth, power, and social status. |
Dem, der efterlignede Jackie Kennedys stil, gjorde det ikke kun, fordi de kunne lide hendes sans for mode, men de ønskede også at identificere sig med de aspekter af hendes liv, som hendes stil førte med sig: rigdom, magt og social status. |
| Celebrity figures such as Jackie Kennedy provide us with the most accessible vision of what it means to be wealthy. |
Berømtheder som Jackie Kennedy giver os det mest tilgængelige billede af, hvad det vil sige at være velhavende. |
| Their style and their fashion choices become culturally understood symbols that represent wealth and power. |
Deres valg af stil og mode bliver symboler forstået i kulturel kontekst, der repræsenterer rigdom og magt. |
| Once the “refined taste” of the elite is adopted by lower classes, (for example: imitation Louis Vuitton handbags, fake Chanel sunglasses) the elite then shift gears and establish a new high-fashion trend that places them back at the top of the fashion pyramid. |
Når først elitens "raffinerede smag" er overtaget af lavere klasser, (for eksempel: imiterede Louis Vuitton-tasker, falske Chanel-solbriller), skifter eliten gear og skaber en ny high-fashion-trend, der igen placerer dem i toppen af modepyramiden. |
| Many times, the trend among the elite is to wear clothing that appears “casual” and “low-maintenance,” (all while costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars) – but as soon as the actual casual and low maintenance wearers adopt those trends, the style changes. |
Ofte er tendensen blandt eliten at bære tøj, der fremstår som "afslappet" og "beskedent" (alt imens det koster hundredvis eller endda tusindvis af dollars) - men så snart de reelt afslappede og beskedne forbrugere overtager disse tendenser, ændres stilen. |
