| Jackie Kennedy is an important figure in discussing the rhetoric of fashion. |
Når man taler om modens retorik er Jackie Kennedy en vigtig figur. |
| As first lady, she was part of the elite, ruling class. |
Som USAs førstedame var hun en del af eliten og overklassen. |
| 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 ofte sker inden for mode, så sætter overklassen moden, hvorefter andre prøver at genskabe den samme stil. |
| 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. |
De som imiterede Jackie Kennedys stil gjorde det ikke kun fordi de kunne lide hendes stil, men også fordi de gerne ville identificere sig med de dele af hendes liv som hendes stil førte med sig: velstand, magt og social status. |
| Celebrity figures such as Jackie Kennedy provide us with the most accessible vision of what it means to be wealthy. |
Kendte ansigter som for eksempel 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 stil og mode bliver kulturelle symboler, der repræsenterer velstand 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 resten af samfundet tager elitens "finere smag" til sig (eksempelvis i form af kopi Louis Vuitton håndtasker eller kopi Chanel solbriller) så ændrer eliten stil og slår en ny high-fashion stil an, som placerer dem tilbage på 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 trenden blandt eliten, at gå i tøj som virker afslappet eller ukompliceret (mens det i virkeligheden koster hundrede eller endda tusindvis af dollars), men lige så snart de, der reelt går i afslappet eller ukompliceret tøj taget disse tøjvaner til sig, så ændrer moden sig igen. |
