Which of the following statements best reflects Georg Simmel's view of fashion as a means of status differentiation?

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Simmel believed that fashion serves as a means of status differentiation and that the upper classes create new fashions to distinguish themselves from the lower classes. However, as fashion trickles down to the lower classes, they often modify or vulgarize the fashion in their attempt to emulate it, making it less recognizable to the upper classes. This reinforces the upper class's originality and exclusivity. Choice A is incorrect because Simmel did not suggest that upper-class members have more manners or taste than lower-class members. Choice B is incorrect because Simmel did not suggest that the upper class views lower-class fashion as bad taste. Choice C is incorrect because Simmel did not suggest that the lower class emulates the fashion of the upper class exactly without modification.

Which of the Following Statements Best Reflects Georg Simmel's View