On Oct 4, 2006, at 12:03 AM, Michael J. Smith wrote:
> I remember wondering at the time how to understand this
> managerial obsession with couture. How would old Karl have
> accounted for it? In its own small way, it's a fine case study
> in the profound irrationality of the enterprise, at least if
> you define "rationality" in a purely economic way.
It's about discipline, class discipline - the Master class knows what to wear, and the Slaves have to be told.
Doug