A dictionary of Marshall McLuhan’s quotations

There is no more dress. Only costume. There are no more jobs – only roles. That’s why people can’t fit into organizations anymore. This is the reason for all the strikes around the world as jobs dissolve into roles. There is the same effect with dress. There is only one actual costume in dress – the evening dress.
“Mini-Skirt Tribalism” (Interview with Catherine Court), Rags, October, 1970, p. 23.
Year: 1970
Chapter: Jobs
Compiled by William Kuhns
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