Had a friend in HS who's parents were loaded. You wouldn't know that though. Dad drove an old beat up truck and mom drive an suv that didn't look "rich". Aside from the size of there house they had no visilual first glance tells of wealth. Until we graduated and I was hanging out with him and looked up his dad's outfit. And then realized his casual Saturday afternoon outfit costs more than my car.
My French teacher often told the story of her host family/bosses when she worked as an au pair ( I believe) in Paris. They drove a car that looked like it belonged in a scrap yard, and wore clothes that looked like she, a broke student working for them, could afford. And yet, they were extremely wealthy, owned a house in a nice part of Paris, etc. Most high end designer brands have two sorts of products. The products for people who are buying the brand and want to show that they can finally afford it, and the products that look like anyone could afford it but cost my entire monthly rent.
Everyone knows what they’re wearing is designer. Ermanno Scervino, Pucci, Missoni, Sandro, DVF, Birkin bags, diamond watches, etc everyone knows and there’s nothing quiet about it. Most don’t have logos unless they’re wearing t shirts or sweatshirts. But that’s it.
Decades ago. Even poor people had high quality fabrics. Clothes were made to last because people were too poor to continuously purchase new items. $300 for a T-shirt is ridiculous because all T-shirts should be good quality. Nowadays rich people are paying for quality whereas back then they paid for the name and design. The quality was a given across the board.
I learned this when I moved to Montreal, a city where there is a very high concentration of "old" money. I was walking down the street and saw an older woman waiting for the bus, but she had a subtle Prada bag, Mephisto shoes and very nice-but-subtle clothes. Where I grew up, only "poor" people took the bus; spending time in cities like Montreal and New York, where the ultra wealthy and poor co-exist side-by-side, will challenge your assumptions about wealth.
I’m middle class. I don’t spend too much on clothes and don’t buy big name brands. However, the secret is spending a little more on a tailor. Tailoring the clothes i do buy makes all the difference in how they feel and look. Would highly recommended. It’s a relatively inexpensive way to upgrade your wardrobe.
@@stupedcraig definitely if it is within your budget and if you plan to wear them often/ for a long time! Of course, don't go to a high-end tailor to do so, but even tailored tees are way better. I did it with cheaper shirts and their effects are night and day.
Even better, buy high quality designer labels second hand, THEN Tailor them, because they might not be in your size since you have to take what they've got. They still cost less than the crap from the mall but are custom fit designer clothes!
Literally, “well these days, things are different” you’re like what 30 at best? Please tell us how things are “different these days” as if humans haven’t been having a society for millennia before you dropped in. Every quaint observation they have is to them a recent societal shift.
The biggest tell for *extremely* and I mean *extremely* rich people (not upper middle class or just regular wealthy) is their health and bodies. Not anything they wear or buy. It’s like the money seeps out of their pores. Their hair will be impossibly thick and shiny, eyes bright and rested, skin flawless, teeth perfect. And the way they carry themselves: like they don’t have a single care in the world, because they don’t. They’re not bogged down by stress or problems. You can feel the wealth radiating off of them. I’ve only seen it a handful of times in person but you can literally just tell. Health is a direct byproduct of your environment. The wealthiest people can afford the healthiest and most stress-free environments. They glow.
I have seen two of these people in the wild. They will look 10 years younger than they actually are as well. ‘Sir what are you doing at 25 with the skin of a 9 year old?’ Fae folk
This is the one of the biggest generalizations I’ve ever read in the TH-cam comments section - and that’s saying something! Congratulations! My best friend growing up had a billionaire uncle. Yes, a _billionaire_ uncle. He would take us on trips for his nephew’s birthday, holidays, and sometimes just for fun. He was the most out of shape alcoholic I’ve ever met in my life. We are from Texas so he literally was just like a regular cowboy type. He was kind as could be, but to say he exuded wealth and it was reflected in his health/body is false, to say the least. My mother was also friends with a woman who was married to the CEO of a huge, well-known pharmaceutical company, so not a billionaire but a multi, multi, millionaire. She also drank a lot, but she was miserably depressed because her 1%er husband was a total loser. She only got happier once she divorced him. That doesn’t sound like a healthy, stress-free environment, does it? Also, the owner of my friend’s company is a billionaire. Again, a literal billionaire. I’ve been able to spend significant amounts of time with him and his family because he is quite generous and has many parties and retreats that my friend has brought me along to as a plus one. And this man also absolutely does _not_ exude health and happiness. One of his three children is an addict. He has a super stressful job running a super stressful company. His wife, on the other hand, was just like your generalization. She is in her 60s, like him, but she is beautiful and in great shape. She is kindness personified. And even though her billionaire husband had just met me, the first time I went to an event they hosted, he literally yelled and screamed at her in front of me and told her she was _not_ going to have drinks with us at the bar because _he_ wanted to go to bed and _she_ knew that. It was quite shocking. He literally couldn’t have cared less about my opinion about his behavior because I was a nobody, so why would he? So I’ve met _many_ people who are truly wealthy and they are often just as messed up as us non 1%ers. Even wealthy people who don’t have the stressors of running companies can also have tons of problems too, just like the child of my neighbor’s boss. Being wealthy isn’t like some super power that suddenly makes you immune to stress and makes you unable to make poor decisions. The ultra-wealthy people I’ve met are evidence of that.
I think people dont understand. Wealthy gets their clothes CUSTOM MADE. Hence, there is no logo, and that s why it fits well. A pair of bespoke Oxford shoes can cost 3k, 4k. Suits can range from 1k to 10k easily. The branded logo stuff was to lured middle class wanting to appear wealthy, wealthy people rarely wear stuff that are not custom made to them.
@ChucksSEADnDEAD yes I know about the Ralph Lauren and such. But even then, you can get Ralph Lauren custom made which even more expensive than the one you bought in store, even when the two are quiet luxury.
This only applies to people who care about how their clothes fit. Most off the rack clothing will suffice for most people. In some cases like suits, off the rack is meant to have adjustments so left somewhat unfinished like the bottom of pants. Most wealthy people also have poorly fitted clothing because it’s not a priority to them.
@@sharinglungs3226 well yes because there are time and place for everything. The clothes im talking about are the one they wear in meetings, ceremonies, speeches or in media. They are not always in bespoke clothing around their family and friends.
Real wealth is you have a tailor to make custom fit clothes for you that are quality. Absolute wealth is you own the tailor and their family worked for your family for generations
There is a whole street in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong with nothing but 20x30 ft. stores filled with bolts of fabric. You bring in a picture out of a magazine of a suit or dress or skirt suit and pick out your fabric and pick up the custum fit clothes in a day or two or have it shipped home. There is a scene in Above the Law where CIA agent Nelson Fox opens his suit to show the Hong Kong label. Always thought that was the height of style. Something James Bond would do. Get his suits made in Hong Kong.
@@practicaliching2311 this is common across Asia, having lived in HK for a decade their tailors rival European ones any day. In South Asia, the fabric quality available all over is just excellent.
In the luxury market we even have "tiers" from high luxury to accessible luxury. The ultra wealthy wants to own things that new rich cannot: obscure things and exclusivity that only THEY own. I've seen a group of rich people where the old rich don't entertain the new rich on the brands that they get, because sharing that means giving the new rich a door into their world.
Are you kidding? 😂 this is a joke. To them status is everything. And they do buy things to show off. It’s ridiculous that people think wealthy people don’t want to show off their wealth at all.
Pro tip for those who want the look but not the price tag: steal it. No, im joking. Find what you like ans get it tailored to fot your body. Fashion starts with F and the F means Fit. Making sure clothes form fit right is more than 50% of it all.
Why weep? I don't really care what the wealthy flaunt, I do what makes me happy, and it has nothing to do with social tagging & flaunting luxury. Good quality clothing & accessories does not equal expensive or unattainable. I find it sad that so many people value this. Hopefully one day they will realize these are not the things that matter in life.
I've got one of those absurdly expensive but understated garments. A Burberry rain coat I got at an estate sale. It was apparently $3,000 new. I must say, it's a damn fine raincoat.
To be fair flaunting logos was never a thing for a certain group but it has always been a thing for the middle class and the lower upper class. For example musical artists who are the first generation to have money typically are much more flashy but if you look at the children of the artists or children of writers and directors of old Hollywood similar to Miss grenath paltrow they're much more silent and quiet about their luxury it also affords you extra privacy because you're not drawing in so much attention
The one thing I’ve noticed with some kids of rich or wealthy people is they are embarrassed by it. They want to be like everyone else so they get clothes, cars, etc that make them appear like everyone else. It’s kind of a travesty they don’t embrace having the background to afford nicer things.
@@sharinglungs3226because people criticize them for being a lazy nepo baby who doesn’t have to work. And I’m sure they want to be seen for their own person and not who their dad or mom is. It’s still a kind of silly struggle to have because work sucks and we all wish we had some way to never have to work again but there’s also pride and accomplishment in being self made and it’s something you can’t get from being a rich man’s son.
I have always felt that the “new rich” were the ones to flaunt. Growing up with people that have generational wealth, at least in the US, we never wore name brand luxury because it looks tacky. Maybe celebrities but those of us who work corporate jobs have always dressed like this.
Lol this isn’t anything new I’m not sure why this video even exists. Nouveau riche has been connected with ostentatious or flashy dress and lack of overall “class” since at least the 19th century in the US. It’s much to do with the downfall of traditional aristocracy (old rich) in favor of industrialists and entrepreneurs (new rich)
Thing is: the pieces they wear might be unattainable, but the styling is. Sure, what you get with lesser money might not fit as well or be made out of worse material, but you get 80-90% there with 10-20% of the money.
Luxury: a $300 hospital bill for a life-changing treatment. Quiet luxury: buying a $300 t-shirt hoping a random billionaire might see you and mistake you for one of them for 3 seconds
The key is, know your measurements and get your clothes tailored. It doesn’t matter how much it costs if it’s ill fitted you’ll look cheap. If you want to spend on anything spend on shoes, accessories like jewelry, belts, handbags, etc., and please avoid chipped polish on nails and feet. Also no chapped lips and decent eye brows. You can learn to do this yourself but it’s important. It’s not about looking rich but just looking put together all around.
Exactly, there’s nothing new about this concept. And even in succession it’s important to remember the scene where the family were viewed as new money when meeting with an old money family. Most importantly to remember is this has always existed, and not an issue most of us ‘common folk’ should be comparing ourselves to beyond a superficial level if it creates unnecessary insecurities or serious overspending. Far much more to life to find joy and meaning in within each of our means, including fun with fashion! I say this as a thrift store income bracket shopper, with friends who have cars worth more than my rental apartment. Just be you.
I got this down pat, i live in a trailer, take public transport, eat fast food…nobody will believe im worth $100million, not the bank, not my friends, not my family…im so stealthy with it…
It’s always been that way. Actually wealthy people always understate their wealth in the way they dress. Look at the way Warren Buffet or Bill Gates dress. A better differentiation is new vs old money. Someone new to money will buy flashy things with logos, while old money has always toned down their fashion choices.
There's a difference bw old money & new money. Old money is quiet luxury. New money is all about trends & labels. It's always been that way not bc of TV shows😆
Rich kids have mastered this more in school. They have wealthy parents but don’t dress wealthy so they could fit in. The usual signs is getting the new gadget day one or having expensive shoes.
This isn't to do with succession it's just when you have a shit ton of money you appreciate the finer things in life. You want the best quality and best fits and they don't come with logos plastered on them
I always thought holding logos around is just making you an easier target to get mugged. And they're ugly as fuck, nothing but a disturbance to my fashion style.
Frankly it is not like the clothing of the wealthy is particularly "high" quality. Fabric is fabric, the Zuck wears cotton and polyester the same as everyone. The thing they are paying for the degree in which they are close to the production. A specific brand of $300 shirts has a designer, sourced fabric, and an established production method that denotes the quality. Although I bet some part of the price is also "This is something I can afford that others can't", you could probably find mass produced non-designer clothing of same quality or higher. It is just, who has the time for all that?
The less wealth you appear to have the less of a lawsuit target you are, the less you’re bothered by charities and friends and family for handouts. The more wealth you retain.
Don't knock Uniqlo. I rock my $24 AIRism t-shirts with my $400 - $1,200 jackets and $100 - $350 pants daily! Granted I get a lot of these items for significantly less than the retail price because I'm in the industry and know exactly what I want before I buy it but my point stands. For reference Hugo Boss, Lacoste, Uniqlo, Brooks Brothers, Calvin Klien, Ralph Lauren, and Tommy Hilfiger are my go to spots. Sometimes I'll grab a random statement item off SSENSE or from a small family owned independant clothier and I'm on a first name basis with the best tailor in a radius of several hundred km.
Luxury brands were always made for poor people. Only poor ppl need a brand that markets its price. Old money always had custom tailored clothes. Custom tailored products like Ferrari that dont use advertising and cost insane amounts of money. Its always been weird that people haven't understood this.
What's funnier is that they probably make their choices unconsciously, and it's the middle class that fuss over their choices because of it's "apparent" price tag. For them it's just another clothes that cost a fraction of their money, but for everyone else it's "expensive".
Ultimately, how the rich dress is a way to signal their Social Class. Displaying your logos and brands is what every other influencer does, so it's become normal for the everyday person, which is why the rich pivot to non-descript 'quiet luxury'. The minute we all start adopting the same aesthetic, the rich will pivot back to loud logos because the goal isn't to maintain a 'tasteful sense of luxury', it's to illustrate exclusivity.
Can you tell us when the wealthy were ever wearing loud logos? There's no pivot, they've just never done that. You might be thinking of rappers or something.
Wealthy people have never been interested in brand names on clothing. Simply put, Armani and Gucci are about impressing people with conspicuous consumption. Billionaires can buy not only the Gucci handbag, but the entire Gucci store. They have no need to impress you with money.
Didn’t need the show Succession or be in the 1% to know that flaunting logos is trashy and portrays a weak-minded desire to be wanted or seen. You don’t have to be rich to have class.
@@gringopapi6985 exactly what is poor peoples clothes. I have millionaire friends who shop at H&M and I know people who make 45k a year and go to luxury stores.
I love your message at the end man. Your gym isn’t no frills: you have a lot of stuff that you like that’s beyond the “necessities” and that’s totally fine. But it’s not over the top either. It’s human, attainable and gets more than the job done. If it gets you moving and lets you live the life you want, it’s perfect. And I love that you’re proud of what your gym does for you and allows you to do.
We loan money privately for a living and several of our lenders (investors) are very, very wealthy. 10's to 100's of millions. The other day onw of them wore board shorts and flip flops with a hat to a metting. It took him 30 seconds to invest $ 1/2 million then drove off in his 5 year old nissan. The video is right.
I’ve been buying luxury since this girl was in primary school, it changed for most of us long before Succession was even a thought. Rappers ruined things like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Burberry. Rappers popularized gaudy items with huge logos and the Chinese in-turn started to mass manufacture knockoffs, then the richest Chinese sent their kids to cities where there are top universities and major shopping hubs, they are the most materialistic and flashy people out there. The best “affordable” brand (still not that cheap) that mimics quiet luxury brands like Cuccinelli, Zegna, and others is SuitSupply, at least for men.
As someone who went to a 1% high school (on a scholarship), the wealthy just buy what they like/want (typically nice fabrics & comfortable regardless of whether its $10 or $1,000). My friend, an heir to a hotel ‘empire’ with a $10mil house (and multiple houses elsewhere) and 5 luxury cars would wear Target pajamas and thrift with me. They dgaf about your opinion. So if you want to seem wealthy thrift some high quality fabrics & stop caring lol.
So we can all agree: at least in this fashion’s sense, that you are wealthy b/c you’re wearing a shirt that look it’s from Walmart and paying whole month’s clothing budget for it but: the comfort, price and look is the same. Aka it doesn’t matter, at least practically Edit: money should be used to live a long healthy meaningful life and it doesn’t take millions to do that. Enjoy the most of what you got and take care health & you’ll be wealthy by happiness/quality of life standards.
True wealth is health, happiness and people you love. A warm summer breeze, and a home you feel safe in. A good meal to eat and a warm bed to sleep in. Treasure whatever you have, bc for someone else, your normal life might be a dream life to to them. Hell, your life today may have even been your own dream wish a few years ago.
I only know the men's side of fashion, but since men's fashion has always been more traditional, there has always been a "if you know, you know" to it. There's certain stitching in suits are usually for bespoke suits only... until more recently, cheaper suits have been adding that stitch in a couple obvious places, but not everywhere. Shoes, it's less obvious if it's a bespoke cordwainer built shoe and Allen Edmonds who make a high quality heritage leather dress shoe. Or less obvious to see the difference at a glance from Pacific Northwest Boots and Red Wings. (Neither are cheap as they are made in America) BUT, Italian heritage leather shoes and boots have always been made from their own traditions, and it's a "if you know, you know" kind of difference in their leather stitching and lasts. True Italian suits can be hard to tell, because Italians like their Spezatto style (suit separates, my favorite styling) that mixes suits, colors, textures and textiles.
“The rich flaunt it and the wealthy hide it”- something I saw on tiktok
Sounds like it’s a paraphrase of an old proverb: money talks, wealth whispers
Exactly
@@HaloHighlightz
I saw someone saying
Money talk , wealth scream out of our fréquency😅😅
Actually yes
Money yells while wealth whispers
Had a friend in HS who's parents were loaded. You wouldn't know that though. Dad drove an old beat up truck and mom drive an suv that didn't look "rich". Aside from the size of there house they had no visilual first glance tells of wealth. Until we graduated and I was hanging out with him and looked up his dad's outfit. And then realized his casual Saturday afternoon outfit costs more than my car.
Brands of the clothing please
My French teacher often told the story of her host family/bosses when she worked as an au pair ( I believe) in Paris. They drove a car that looked like it belonged in a scrap yard, and wore clothes that looked like she, a broke student working for them, could afford. And yet, they were extremely wealthy, owned a house in a nice part of Paris, etc.
Most high end designer brands have two sorts of products. The products for people who are buying the brand and want to show that they can finally afford it, and the products that look like anyone could afford it but cost my entire monthly rent.
@@Guineapigsreadingbooks what’s the point when we are all going to die anyway
To be honest, some cultures (that includes USA) has a tendency to always have huge expensive looking stuff and be extremely in debt. I
The ultra wealthy do not drive beaters though, they spend money on shit, just not on logos.
Natural fibers, tailoring, quality stitching, and lack of obvious branding
Exactly earthy colors too
Everyone knows what they’re wearing is designer. Ermanno Scervino, Pucci, Missoni, Sandro, DVF, Birkin bags, diamond watches, etc everyone knows and there’s nothing quiet about it. Most don’t have logos unless they’re wearing t shirts or sweatshirts. But that’s it.
Decades ago. Even poor people had high quality fabrics. Clothes were made to last because people were too poor to continuously purchase new items. $300 for a T-shirt is ridiculous because all T-shirts should be good quality. Nowadays rich people are paying for quality whereas back then they paid for the name and design. The quality was a given across the board.
Underrated comment.
l grew up in the 70s, I remember the Sears catalog. My school clothes were indestructible!
We live in a fake economy. Things are purposely made to not last so money keep recycling.
@@-onyx2626lol
Idk what time period you’re talking about but that’s not the case at all
She didnt realize it till the show but the silent wealthy have always existed
And thinks she’s “schooling” the public 🥴🤡
I learned this when I moved to Montreal, a city where there is a very high concentration of "old" money. I was walking down the street and saw an older woman waiting for the bus, but she had a subtle Prada bag, Mephisto shoes and very nice-but-subtle clothes. Where I grew up, only "poor" people took the bus; spending time in cities like Montreal and New York, where the ultra wealthy and poor co-exist side-by-side, will challenge your assumptions about wealth.
That's wealth. You have time on your side. She took bus not only to travel, but to enjoy
Was it the 24 bus in westmount
@@clairewillow6475 Haha. It was in Outremont.
I’m middle class. I don’t spend too much on clothes and don’t buy big name brands. However, the secret is spending a little more on a tailor. Tailoring the clothes i do buy makes all the difference in how they feel and look. Would highly recommended. It’s a relatively inexpensive way to upgrade your wardrobe.
This! People really don't realise the enormous aesthethics advantage over the cost of just a tailor's visit.
@@re_flow Should I tailor my $15 polos from Targét?
@@stupedcraig definitely if it is within your budget and if you plan to wear them often/ for a long time!
Of course, don't go to a high-end tailor to do so, but even tailored tees are way better. I did it with cheaper shirts and their effects are night and day.
Even better, buy high quality designer labels second hand, THEN Tailor them, because they might not be in your size since you have to take what they've got. They still cost less than the crap from the mall but are custom fit designer clothes!
an alternative for poor people is just learning to tailor your own clothes. definitely a valuable skill to learn
It's so weird to see stealth wealth become a buzzword when it's been that way for decades.
Literally decades, not figuratively 😂😂😂
Perhaps we’ve been too busy Black Friday shopping away the past few at the clown items the rich have been laughing at us for using
Thank social media gurus 😂
Literally, “well these days, things are different” you’re like what 30 at best? Please tell us how things are “different these days” as if humans haven’t been having a society for millennia before you dropped in. Every quaint observation they have is to them a recent societal shift.
Basically the truly wealthy families have never worn company logos trying to impress anyone. Brands mark slaves.
The biggest tell for *extremely* and I mean *extremely* rich people (not upper middle class or just regular wealthy) is their health and bodies. Not anything they wear or buy. It’s like the money seeps out of their pores. Their hair will be impossibly thick and shiny, eyes bright and rested, skin flawless, teeth perfect. And the way they carry themselves: like they don’t have a single care in the world, because they don’t. They’re not bogged down by stress or problems. You can feel the wealth radiating off of them. I’ve only seen it a handful of times in person but you can literally just tell. Health is a direct byproduct of your environment. The wealthiest people can afford the healthiest and most stress-free environments. They glow.
I have seen two of these people in the wild. They will look 10 years younger than they actually are as well.
‘Sir what are you doing at 25 with the skin of a 9 year old?’
Fae folk
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This is the one of the biggest generalizations I’ve ever read in the TH-cam comments section - and that’s saying something! Congratulations! My best friend growing up had a billionaire uncle. Yes, a _billionaire_ uncle. He would take us on trips for his nephew’s birthday, holidays, and sometimes just for fun. He was the most out of shape alcoholic I’ve ever met in my life. We are from Texas so he literally was just like a regular cowboy type. He was kind as could be, but to say he exuded wealth and it was reflected in his health/body is false, to say the least.
My mother was also friends with a woman who was married to the CEO of a huge, well-known pharmaceutical company, so not a billionaire but a multi, multi, millionaire. She also drank a lot, but she was miserably depressed because her 1%er husband was a total loser. She only got happier once she divorced him. That doesn’t sound like a healthy, stress-free environment, does it?
Also, the owner of my friend’s company is a billionaire. Again, a literal billionaire. I’ve been able to spend significant amounts of time with him and his family because he is quite generous and has many parties and retreats that my friend has brought me along to as a plus one. And this man also absolutely does _not_ exude health and happiness. One of his three children is an addict. He has a super stressful job running a super stressful company. His wife, on the other hand, was just like your generalization. She is in her 60s, like him, but she is beautiful and in great shape. She is kindness personified. And even though her billionaire husband had just met me, the first time I went to an event they hosted, he literally yelled and screamed at her in front of me and told her she was _not_ going to have drinks with us at the bar because _he_ wanted to go to bed and _she_ knew that. It was quite shocking. He literally couldn’t have cared less about my opinion about his behavior because I was a nobody, so why would he?
So I’ve met _many_ people who are truly wealthy and they are often just as messed up as us non 1%ers. Even wealthy people who don’t have the stressors of running companies can also have tons of problems too, just like the child of my neighbor’s boss.
Being wealthy isn’t like some super power that suddenly makes you immune to stress and makes you unable to make poor decisions. The ultra-wealthy people I’ve met are evidence of that.
lol Im glad someone said it before me. Yeah talk about a vague generalization. Theres many rich wealthy people that dont have a pristine glow.
Yeah Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Jacqueline Mars, & Geroge Soros really radiating out here 💀😂😭
I think people dont understand. Wealthy gets their clothes CUSTOM MADE. Hence, there is no logo, and that s why it fits well. A pair of bespoke Oxford shoes can cost 3k, 4k. Suits can range from 1k to 10k easily. The branded logo stuff was to lured middle class wanting to appear wealthy, wealthy people rarely wear stuff that are not custom made to them.
Although some recognizeable brands manufacture a mass produced line with logos but also offer a premium line of similar products with no logo.
@ChucksSEADnDEAD yes I know about the Ralph Lauren and such. But even then, you can get Ralph Lauren custom made which even more expensive than the one you bought in store, even when the two are quiet luxury.
This only applies to people who care about how their clothes fit. Most off the rack clothing will suffice for most people. In some cases like suits, off the rack is meant to have adjustments so left somewhat unfinished like the bottom of pants. Most wealthy people also have poorly fitted clothing because it’s not a priority to them.
@@sharinglungs3226 well yes because there are time and place for everything. The clothes im talking about are the one they wear in meetings, ceremonies, speeches or in media. They are not always in bespoke clothing around their family and friends.
Shit I'm barely middle class and even my suits costs $1K - the wealthy wear $100,000 suits
New rich: Put their mansion at the front of the property
Old money: Put their estate at the back so you don't even see it
I'm not rich and I want my house at the back
@@FreedomTalkMedia Now youre thinking like the wealthy. Now its time to exploit some labor.
Sums up McMansions lol
As a home health care worker in southern Georgia, I’ve seen this! I get great life advice too
Real wealth is you have a tailor to make custom fit clothes for you that are quality. Absolute wealth is you own the tailor and their family worked for your family for generations
There is a whole street in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong with nothing but 20x30 ft. stores filled with bolts of fabric.
You bring in a picture out of a magazine of a suit or dress or skirt suit and pick out your fabric and pick up the custum fit clothes in a day or two or have it shipped home.
There is a scene in Above the Law where CIA agent Nelson Fox opens his suit to show the Hong Kong label.
Always thought that was the height of style. Something James Bond would do. Get his suits made in Hong Kong.
@@practicaliching2311 this is common across Asia, having lived in HK for a decade their tailors rival European ones any day. In South Asia, the fabric quality available all over is just excellent.
*children in bangladesh
Some real Django shit
And custom-sized wooden feet forms carved by artisans and stored at shoemakers in London and Italy 👢👞
In the luxury market we even have "tiers" from high luxury to accessible luxury. The ultra wealthy wants to own things that new rich cannot: obscure things and exclusivity that only THEY own. I've seen a group of rich people where the old rich don't entertain the new rich on the brands that they get, because sharing that means giving the new rich a door into their world.
So the hedonic treadmill. Sounds exhausting.
Wealthy people have little need for exogenous validation; they value privacy and quality.
Are you kidding? 😂 this is a joke. To them status is everything. And they do buy things to show off. It’s ridiculous that people think wealthy people don’t want to show off their wealth at all.
Pro tip for those who want the look but not the price tag: steal it. No, im joking. Find what you like ans get it tailored to fot your body. Fashion starts with F and the F means Fit. Making sure clothes form fit right is more than 50% of it all.
Thank you Mr Cold William
But if you won't get caught, yeah steal it.
I just wear what I want and go for good quality clothes no matter the logo or lack of.
“Should we laugh?” No we should WEAP 😭😿!!!
😂😂😂😂
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Why weep? I don't really care what the wealthy flaunt, I do what makes me happy, and it has nothing to do with social tagging & flaunting luxury. Good quality clothing & accessories does not equal expensive or unattainable. I find it sad that so many people value this. Hopefully one day they will realize these are not the things that matter in life.
@@tennilledebysingh5819That’s just cope and silent ressentiment and deep down you know it.
Mark Zuckerberg t-shirt "i mean it's soft"😂😂😂😂
I've got one of those absurdly expensive but understated garments. A Burberry rain coat I got at an estate sale. It was apparently $3,000 new. I must say, it's a damn fine raincoat.
To be fair flaunting logos was never a thing for a certain group but it has always been a thing for the middle class and the lower upper class. For example musical artists who are the first generation to have money typically are much more flashy but if you look at the children of the artists or children of writers and directors of old Hollywood similar to Miss grenath paltrow they're much more silent and quiet about their luxury it also affords you extra privacy because you're not drawing in so much attention
The one thing I’ve noticed with some kids of rich or wealthy people is they are embarrassed by it. They want to be like everyone else so they get clothes, cars, etc that make them appear like everyone else. It’s kind of a travesty they don’t embrace having the background to afford nicer things.
@@sharinglungs3226because people criticize them for being a lazy nepo baby who doesn’t have to work. And I’m sure they want to be seen for their own person and not who their dad or mom is. It’s still a kind of silly struggle to have because work sucks and we all wish we had some way to never have to work again but there’s also pride and accomplishment in being self made and it’s something you can’t get from being a rich man’s son.
I have always felt that the “new rich” were the ones to flaunt. Growing up with people that have generational wealth, at least in the US, we never wore name brand luxury because it looks tacky. Maybe celebrities but those of us who work corporate jobs have always dressed like this.
You just wrote this comment to say you’re rich, nothing quiet about that 😂
@@b__c7538he has a job, so musnt be that wealthy. 😂
Lol this isn’t anything new I’m not sure why this video even exists. Nouveau riche has been connected with ostentatious or flashy dress and lack of overall “class” since at least the 19th century in the US. It’s much to do with the downfall of traditional aristocracy (old rich) in favor of industrialists and entrepreneurs (new rich)
Dude this was always the way for the rich.
Looking rich just makes you a target
Thing is: the pieces they wear might be unattainable, but the styling is.
Sure, what you get with lesser money might not fit as well or be made out of worse material, but you get 80-90% there with 10-20% of the money.
Thing is, like most i’m not old money and i’m not dressing like it. Quiet luxury is billionaire cosplay, i’m good lol
Luxury: a $300 hospital bill for a life-changing treatment. Quiet luxury: buying a $300 t-shirt hoping a random billionaire might see you and mistake you for one of them for 3 seconds
I'd say the trend of unbrazen wealth started long ago, Succession just made more people aware of it.
The key is, know your measurements and get your clothes tailored. It doesn’t matter how much it costs if it’s ill fitted you’ll look cheap. If you want to spend on anything spend on shoes, accessories like jewelry, belts, handbags, etc., and please avoid chipped polish on nails and feet. Also no chapped lips and decent eye brows. You can learn to do this yourself but it’s important. It’s not about looking rich but just looking put together all around.
Quietly elegant was always the mode
I knew this in the 8th grade and I’m 59 now lol
Exactly, there’s nothing new about this concept. And even in succession it’s important to remember the scene where the family were viewed as new money when meeting with an old money family.
Most importantly to remember is this has always existed, and not an issue most of us ‘common folk’ should be comparing ourselves to beyond a superficial level if it creates unnecessary insecurities or serious overspending. Far much more to life to find joy and meaning in within each of our means, including fun with fashion! I say this as a thrift store income bracket shopper, with friends who have cars worth more than my rental apartment. Just be you.
It's always been this way. Each generation likes to think that they have discovered "stealth wealth" but they've been around forever.
I got this down pat, i live in a trailer, take public transport, eat fast food…nobody will believe im worth $100million, not the bank, not my friends, not my family…im so stealthy with it…
Now that's WEALTH! 😉
God damnnn 100M ? Well I hope your wealth perpetuates even more ! And don't hesitate if you feel generous and want to help a brother out 😂
Best thing you can do to "look rich" or like "quiet luxury" is to get a taylor (Or take a sewing class) and get your clothes to actually fit.
I work in corporate I would prefer to wear simple and classic outfits than looking like logo loaded gangster anyday.
Yes, my mom, who gets a tailor made saree and suits, lives in quiet luxury.
I've always avoided clothing with labels and branding but now that's a status symbol? Noted
It’s always been that way. Actually wealthy people always understate their wealth in the way they dress.
Look at the way Warren Buffet or Bill Gates dress. A better differentiation is new vs old money. Someone new to money will buy flashy things with logos, while old money has always toned down their fashion choices.
I'll never understand why people want to pay £300 to be an advertisement board for some company.
Not "in the past". It has always been this way
There's a difference bw old money & new money. Old money is quiet luxury. New money is all about trends & labels. It's always been that way not bc of TV shows😆
Rich kids have mastered this more in school. They have wealthy parents but don’t dress wealthy so they could fit in. The usual signs is getting the new gadget day one or having expensive shoes.
Yup. And generally having no filter when they speak 😂
This isn't to do with succession it's just when you have a shit ton of money you appreciate the finer things in life. You want the best quality and best fits and they don't come with logos plastered on them
I always thought holding logos around is just making you an easier target to get mugged. And they're ugly as fuck, nothing but a disturbance to my fashion style.
they’re so tacky..
Agreed. Why pay a lot to look bad?
She's now my new English teacher 😂
Real wealth is being content with what you got and not giving crao what others think
exactly. Real wealth is not hoarding everything for yourself and exploiting others in the process of acquiring it.
The real wealth and flex is contentment 👌
@luciavasquez1234 which is what alot of what the 1 percenters do. Gain the world by buying/selling souls.
Oh that last part cracked me up🤣🤣
Inconspicuous luxury has always been a thing and the Uber wealthy have always used it look at the British royal family
RealReal. Done.
Frankly it is not like the clothing of the wealthy is particularly "high" quality. Fabric is fabric, the Zuck wears cotton and polyester the same as everyone. The thing they are paying for the degree in which they are close to the production. A specific brand of $300 shirts has a designer, sourced fabric, and an established production method that denotes the quality. Although I bet some part of the price is also "This is something I can afford that others can't", you could probably find mass produced non-designer clothing of same quality or higher. It is just, who has the time for all that?
The less wealth you appear to have the less of a lawsuit target you are, the less you’re bothered by charities and friends and family for handouts. The more wealth you retain.
Holllywood avoids showing brands many times because of legality. Also, if you make more than 34k a year you are in the top 1% globally.
Me watching this video and wearing Uniqlo 😊😅😂
Don't knock Uniqlo. I rock my $24 AIRism t-shirts with my $400 - $1,200 jackets and $100 - $350 pants daily! Granted I get a lot of these items for significantly less than the retail price because I'm in the industry and know exactly what I want before I buy it but my point stands.
For reference Hugo Boss, Lacoste, Uniqlo, Brooks Brothers, Calvin Klien, Ralph Lauren, and Tommy Hilfiger are my go to spots. Sometimes I'll grab a random statement item off SSENSE or from a small family owned independant clothier and I'm on a first name basis with the best tailor in a radius of several hundred km.
@@Official_MikeyT man $24 airism is quite expensive… but i guess the good old days are over
Luxury brands were always made for poor people. Only poor ppl need a brand that markets its price. Old money always had custom tailored clothes. Custom tailored products like Ferrari that dont use advertising and cost insane amounts of money. Its always been weird that people haven't understood this.
What's funnier is that they probably make their choices unconsciously, and it's the middle class that fuss over their choices because of it's "apparent" price tag. For them it's just another clothes that cost a fraction of their money, but for everyone else it's "expensive".
Ultimately, how the rich dress is a way to signal their Social Class. Displaying your logos and brands is what every other influencer does, so it's become normal for the everyday person, which is why the rich pivot to non-descript 'quiet luxury'. The minute we all start adopting the same aesthetic, the rich will pivot back to loud logos because the goal isn't to maintain a 'tasteful sense of luxury', it's to illustrate exclusivity.
I think a big reason they stopped being loudly rich is because it makes them a target.
Can you tell us when the wealthy were ever wearing loud logos? There's no pivot, they've just never done that.
You might be thinking of rappers or something.
Wealthy people have never been interested in brand names on clothing.
Simply put, Armani and Gucci are about impressing people with conspicuous consumption. Billionaires can buy not only the Gucci handbag, but the entire Gucci store. They have no need to impress you with money.
Didn’t need the show Succession or be in the 1% to know that flaunting logos is trashy and portrays a weak-minded desire to be wanted or seen. You don’t have to be rich to have class.
It's a defense mechanism. Rich people aren't exactly popular. You spend $50,000 on clothes, you save 200,000 on security personnel.
Quiet luxury is what rich people do to blend in with the rest of society. 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
It’s not a trend or lifestyle. It’s for survival. That’s how wealthy these people are.
The key is that you have the staff to make sure the clothing is clean, pressed mended and fitted every day. No scrabbling in the laundry bin!!!
I buy the most expensive brands of clothes in the world and have the logos surgically removed by a world renowned surgeon
Expensive brands dont have logos, only poor people brand do
@@gringopapi6985 exactly what is poor peoples clothes. I have millionaire friends who shop at H&M and I know people who make 45k a year and go to luxury stores.
You can tell high quality.. if you slightly pay attention, it esthetically looks good, simple, yet complex at times with layers, and fits perfectly.
I love how she walked by loro piana. The essence of what the top 1% wear and she didnt mention it 😂
This is the only comment on this section that is correct. You also get fedeli and Belgian Shoes on that list.
I love your message at the end man. Your gym isn’t no frills: you have a lot of stuff that you like that’s beyond the “necessities” and that’s totally fine. But it’s not over the top either. It’s human, attainable and gets more than the job done. If it gets you moving and lets you live the life you want, it’s perfect. And I love that you’re proud of what your gym does for you and allows you to do.
And now I want to watch succession. But also “house of cards “did the same thing
your fit is nice im bout to copy that
"It kind of feels like an inside joke for rich people, should we laugh?"
Damn, that shit's actually pretty deep
also for a tv show having no logos means no brand deals to pay
Spending for the sake of spending:that's what luxury is, quiet or regular
Just wear whatever you want and feel good about whatever it is you’re wearing that’s all that matters
money screams, wealth whispers
The punchline was priceless, though. Time well spent
You’re basing quiet luxury off a show that can’t show logos
We loan money privately for a living and several of our lenders (investors) are very, very wealthy. 10's to 100's of millions. The other day onw of them wore board shorts and flip flops with a hat to a metting. It took him 30 seconds to invest $ 1/2 million then drove off in his 5 year old nissan. The video is right.
People who are that rich usually don’t care about clothes or brands. They buy what they need to look good and that’s it.
I’ve been buying luxury since this girl was in primary school, it changed for most of us long before Succession was even a thought. Rappers ruined things like Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Burberry. Rappers popularized gaudy items with huge logos and the Chinese in-turn started to mass manufacture knockoffs, then the richest Chinese sent their kids to cities where there are top universities and major shopping hubs, they are the most materialistic and flashy people out there. The best “affordable” brand (still not that cheap) that mimics quiet luxury brands like Cuccinelli, Zegna, and others is SuitSupply, at least for men.
Extraordinary style of your video
I love it!
Its definitely not due to succession, the show is a reflection of this culture
I can't count how many millionaires (liquid) sat at my desk in a hanes shirt and new balances.
Yes, we laugh. Wealth whispers
Understated wealth had always been the hallmark of "old money".
The joke is we don’t want to be robbed on the street.
This generation flat out admits they get "taught" by a TV show, and people absorb it like fact 😂
As someone who went to a 1% high school (on a scholarship), the wealthy just buy what they like/want (typically nice fabrics & comfortable regardless of whether its $10 or $1,000). My friend, an heir to a hotel ‘empire’ with a $10mil house (and multiple houses elsewhere) and 5 luxury cars would wear Target pajamas and thrift with me. They dgaf about your opinion. So if you want to seem wealthy thrift some high quality fabrics & stop caring lol.
People also assume attractive folk are wealthy too. Strange phenomenon in my school, since you should be looking for the nerdy or almost sickly.
The reason for understated luxury is Loro Piana. Pretty sure that's who clothed the cast
Overconsumption, or seeing physical items as aspirational. Ick. Make what you have last and support sustainability.
It’s the “ don’t kill
Me and my family if the AI robot security gets hacked” look.
Add shopping at Paul Stuart to that list
Said way to much just to say minimalism is in style now.
It’s hard to generalize but I’ve seen it both ways. One thing I haven’t ever seen though is flashy logos. Wealthy people want their own brand to shine
So we can all agree: at least in this fashion’s sense, that you are wealthy b/c you’re wearing a shirt that look it’s from Walmart and paying whole month’s clothing budget for it but: the comfort, price and look is the same. Aka it doesn’t matter, at least practically
Edit: money should be used to live a long healthy meaningful life and it doesn’t take millions to do that. Enjoy the most of what you got and take care health & you’ll be wealthy by happiness/quality of life standards.
The Roys from succession were 0.01%, but they weren’t old money. They were very new money.
This is how I’ve always dressed so I guess being inconspicuous is finally trendy
Im guessing the zuck bot has a whole walk in wardrobe filled with just that grey t-shirt
This has been going on way before some TV show said it was a thing 😂😂
If you’re not the 1%, I don’t think it should matter how you dress. Wear whatever you want
When you dress like you are homeless yet is worth billions. That is a next level flex.
Quiet luxury is not a new concept. It’s called being modest and having class.
True wealth is health, happiness and people you love. A warm summer breeze, and a home you feel safe in. A good meal to eat and a warm bed to sleep in. Treasure whatever you have, bc for someone else, your normal life might be a dream life to to them. Hell, your life today may have even been your own dream wish a few years ago.
Yeah. Spending is very individual. The big difference is rich people who are spendy still have more money.
Yeah money is a great personality trait
I only know the men's side of fashion, but since men's fashion has always been more traditional, there has always been a "if you know, you know" to it.
There's certain stitching in suits are usually for bespoke suits only... until more recently, cheaper suits have been adding that stitch in a couple obvious places, but not everywhere.
Shoes, it's less obvious if it's a bespoke cordwainer built shoe and Allen Edmonds who make a high quality heritage leather dress shoe.
Or less obvious to see the difference at a glance from Pacific Northwest Boots and Red Wings. (Neither are cheap as they are made in America)
BUT, Italian heritage leather shoes and boots have always been made from their own traditions, and it's a "if you know, you know" kind of difference in their leather stitching and lasts.
True Italian suits can be hard to tell, because Italians like their Spezatto style (suit separates, my favorite styling) that mixes suits, colors, textures and textiles.
Money talks, wealth whispers.
It’s classic style. Classic style is timeless and always has been.
Quiet luxury has been around for decades