So what DO rich people wear? (Lighthearted)

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Was just chatting with a friend and she was talking about how truly wealthy people don’t wear labels but just wear “quality”.
So no designer etc.
but when I asked her what they actually wear then, are there secret “rich people” brands she couldn’t answer? Just said vaguely you know, quality expensive stuff?

so I’m curious, what do they wear? If I wanted to pretend to be a rich person for a day and look “expensive” in an understated day where would I find my clothes?

lighthearted because obviously just a bit of fun and I’m too tired to dress up as me let alone a rich person today, I’m in sweatpants 😂

My boss is very wealthy - old money - and shops almost exclusively in charity shops.
Its all about the fabric though - she always buys natural fabrics, and always looks very well put together, but never flashy. I've never seen a visible branded label.
Her husband wanders around in old overalls and jumpers with holes in the elbows. For him clothing is purely functional, and he will wear something until it falls apart.
He also drives an ancient, but well maintained, range rover.
Our office is filled with very old and worn but excellent quality furniture - think leather inlaid desks and wooden captains chairs - because they don't care about current trends, and would never ever throw something out if it was still useful.

It gets a bit boring when these types of threads descend into 'the poorer you are, the more designer your clothes/ the richer you are, the more scruffy you are’.

Two people could be wearing the same outfit style, but I guarantee that it would be easier to spot the better clothes (fabric/ cut etc.) so where are they bought?

And all those rich people going out? Well, they do dress up..

I am starting to feel there’s more money going into replacing clothes more often/ getting them adjusted to fit. Someone else washing and ironing the clothes.

Following with interest

They seem to like T K Maxx and Uniqlo if the shops on High St Ken are any indication.

I think otherwise it depends on age. The young ones seem to wear a lot of French clothes, not super expensive, Sandro, Maje, Isabel Marant Etoile, and then American brands like Rag & Bone and Madewell.

The older ones, I think a wider range of things. Some seem to shop for everything at John Lewis. Others wear very expensive clothes, think Chloe clothes (never the bags or shoes!).

The wealthiest family I know - in terms of old money, landowning type wealth - seem to live in a combo of ancient Aquascutum, Austin Reed and Burberry, heirloom chunky jumpers and tartan and bits from the local market.

Have just spent a few days with some Aussie rich people.

My fathers comment was that they were the worst dressed rich people he'd ever seen in a group.

What was consistent across other demographics was that everything was clean and not holey. Discussed learning how to darn with one of them. Same for the luggage (it was an overnight trip). Everything was looked after.

In my experience it's not that uncommon for very wealthy people to 'dress badly' but in Australia it would be odd if they had bad haircuts. That's the giveaway. Teeth and hair.

Yes I agree yoh really can. It’s in the cut mainly I think. I invested in a mackage puffa about 3 years ago. It’s a Canadian brand, it was about £550 I think. It’s worth every penny, not only is it super light, extremely warm but it’s incredibly flattering and I always feel amazing in it

I guess I’m fairly well off but live in gym clothes and cycling clothes. But when I’m going out cycling it’s not unusual that I’d have over 1k of clothing on.

gym clothes a lot of sweaty betty. Barbour coat and Durburry boots for dog walking. For work it’s upper high street I guess. But also some Monsoon and m&s. Quite a bit of m&s actually as my office is pretty much next door to an m&s and I pick up stuff on my way to the food hall for lunch.

I live quite near House of Bruar. Its a very entertaining place to visit!

So which brands are they buying that have the amazing cuts?

(If you have found similar and didn’t get it adjusted, there must be brands out there that use good quality fabrics and are cut well).

I dont think you can place anyone into a box. I know people who are uber wealthy and look like tramps, i know those who look like they stepped out of a dressing up box, and i know those in the stealth wealth brands, Cucinelli, piana, hearst,the row etc. Like lots of things it depends!

I googled previous poster recommendation and found sweatpants but way too expensive for me!
uk.loropiana.com/en/p/woman/trousers-and-shorts/cocooning-soft-trousers-FAM7901?colorCode=M0JK

Woolrich moncler moose knuckle, mackage

I reckon it’s the fact that you can afford new clothes all the time, so nothing looks worn or tatty.

obviously, good quality fabrics look better but I think everyone can afford these. The people paying £100 + for t shirts are paying for the label.

expensive staples- good coat, boots, bag and you look ‘expensive’. The rest can be high street.

Not the watch- they are easily faked

I would say shoes are the big give away on a man.

@Portillo I would of said shoes but I know people on 20k with 1k trainers so I'm not sure

I also know new-money wealthy Russians who don't dress like lipfillered UAE wives or even "good quality material" upper class stuff or go to hair salons. No one would have guessed just by looking at them.

The rich wear expensive clothes that can't be placed but look fabulous. Think Caroline Charles. Not eye-watering but well made and quirky in a British way.

That’s because old money do not really have money. At least new money was earned through hard graft rather than having very questionable origins. Old money often means dysfunctional families, asset rich but poor.

If you genuinely earned your money, through your hard work, then wear whatever, no matter how gaudy.

We live move stopping there on holiday. Squid and chips with a side order of tweed.

Whatever they want to. The few very wealthy people we know/have known are scruffy as hell. Good quality stuff but donkey’s years old.

Sad beige clothes

That’s because old money do not really have money. At least new money was earned through hard graft rather than having very questionable origins

yep so much nefarious history but weirdly new money is seen as the crass option!

When I used to drop the dc at school, London Independent day schools, most people were casually dressed. Rolling back 10 years - jeans, gilets, fleeces, down coats, trainers, a lot of LK Bennet footwear and most stuff was probably from that sort of price-point, casual or otherwise, always some gym and tennis people. The working mothers were at work so never seen except on parents' evenings when to be honest, everyone was so focused on their child and getting to the next table, nobody really noticed.

I have no recollection of designer bags or being on the whole. There was the occasional beautifully made shearling coat on very cold days.

A very wealthy friend always wears beige, grey, cream and whites. Never black. Never bright colours. It adds to her sophistication for some reason. Clothes are excellent quality but I can’t remember seeing labels - although she does have a Burberry scarf when out and about and has a selection of Barbour coats and Schoffel gillets (she is an outdoor type - does lots of gardening/ out with the dogs).