“Since style, surfaces, and group identity are so important in contemporary life, postmodern society is highly geared towards fashion. The postmodern social scene is preoccupied with what’s ‘in’ and what’s ‘out.’ Being on the cutting edge becomes an obsession. Fashion, of course, must be in a state of constant chance. Otherwise it cannot serve its function of sorting out the high-status trendsetters from those who are backward and déclassé. Whereas the classical era defined status by position (ruler, head of the family, office of the ministry), and the modern era defined status by achievement (property owner, self-made millionaire, star athlete), postmodern society defines status in terms of style (wearing the right clothes, striking the right attitude)” (Gene Edward Veith, Postmodern Times, p. 85).
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