How do some woman manage to look like they're really wealthy?

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When they're not? I'm fascinated.

My friend is like it; they don't have much money and she wears very simple outfits and doesn't buy many clothes but she always looks amazing.

Anyone else know anyone like it?

Get it cut to get the crap off the ends

Agree - I have bumped into the richest person I know in Sainsbury's in a Gypsey skirt, black socks (with a hole), Millets type trainer sandals, washed out t shirt and ancient fleece gilet. But look up at her sweet elderly face and clock the earrings and all of a sudden you realise she's worth £50k in what she's standing in . Totally and utterly unpretentious and her ancient golf makes a terrible terrible noise.

Macs do not date! Not if you wear them with things that are current. Every time I wear my aquascutum and I bought it in 1985! (old emoticon) people comment on how lovely it is and I am so glad I kept it. Looks good with skinnies and frye boots and over a dress with heels. Some people just 'know' what to wear you can spot them but as this thread proves it is hard to define. Less is more how do we feel about that?As I get older it has become my mantra

I think there is an element of DNA in it too. Some people look wealthy by their very bone structure...

I agree with many of the truly wealthy not giving a shit.

Someone I work for is landed gentry, titled with an estate blah blah blah. His clothes are shocking - not just heedeous - think yellow trousers and those awful checked shirts but also are also totally wrecked and covered in dog hair. The whole family are the same . I asked him last week if her was wearing the "ancestral sweater" because it was so old.

I tend to keep stuff, but have just been ruthless and taken a whole load to a charity swap place.

When you get to the stonking great family pile in the country yep I reckon you can do the dog hair blanket tesco diamond thing.

Noddy, as I've got older, this seems to apply to everything, from food, to clothes, to my home, etc. I used to love junk and disorder when I was in my twenties, kind of in a creative, bohemian sense. Now I like more streamlined stuff, higher quality, stuff that will last and won't degrade so easily. Not sure if it is age or just experience of too much tat that does it though.

I hate the feeling of too much, and I wonder if that comes from having more awareness of mass consumption and the damage it causes....I suppose it's awareness at the end of the day. When you are young you are still trying stuff out, going through things like there's no tomorrow, finding your identity. You can still have this kind of fun when older, but with a more discerning eye, maybe!

Hi. I've only ever lurked on style and beauty before..

Any suggestions for when you're pregnant and then breast feeding and a stone or so heavier than normal?? I feel like I've been pregnant/breast feeding the best part of 6 years with only about 6 months between losing the weight and getting back to normal and falling pregnant again. Currently pregnant with third baby.

Is it possibly to still be well turned out when your body shape is changing quarterly? I feel like I've given in..

Agree amber It is just obvious and I don't think can be copied.

Yup. Is a bit nouveau to look smart. Inherited tweeds etc

Me too toasted I have streamlined so many areas of my life.

God I'd rather look nouveau than stink of ancient doggy tweeds.

haha at this.

And yep to dna, genes, good cheekbones.

My cat looks wealthy I think. His sleek glossy hair and perfect posture sickens me. I feel so slovenly in comparison! You can tell that wealth is in his DNA by the way he leaves fluff all over his cushion without a care. He doesn't have to work, has someone to do the housework for him, and can afford to be overly fussy with is diet. He is also very skinny and young for his age. Has personal chauffeur for trips to vet, etc.

MrsCB - your hair is not in the least Anthea. Tis blond and swingy and looks expensive, so there.

Beware the ancient doggy tweeds!

He leaves dog hairs on the chairs in my office and on one occasion manure on the floor. From his wellies I hasten to add, not manure produced directly onto my floor

Make sure that you keep your hair and teeth in order. Invest in accessories that look exceptional. Anything that you buy in the way of white cotton(t-shirts),buy cheap. Throw them away when they lose their newness.

Teacakes. You are hilarious

LadyMountbatten your screen name sounds expensive! :)

If Lady Mountbatten is Edwina Mountbatten, then she is extremely wealthy, being the granddaughter of Ernest Cassel, Edward VII's "banker": en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Cassel

Your jewellery collection is wondrous, Lady Mountbatten, lucky you.

Good, flattering hair cut with good colour.
Accessories - sunglasses, bags, simple statement jewellery, nice leather gloves etc - dont have to be designer, but if chosen well will finish outfits properly.
Good shoes.

I saw Anthea in real life once, on Godalming high street, she was carrying a painting along. Quite a big one. She had white jeans on. She looked fabulous, gotta hand it to her.

Oh yes, Mrs CB - being an Anthea lookalike is no bad thing. Please, feel no shame! I wonder if she always wears white jeans.

Please would someone explain to me what good shoes are and where to get them? I've been told a thousand times that people look at your shoes to see whether you are wealthy or not but have no idea what this means. How do they tell? Unless you are wearing Louboutins with scarlet soles which are trying very hard to explain to the world how very expensive they are.

I tend to buy shoes that don't hurt. That means Clarks for boots and S&B pariah-status Next for heels. Posh shoes intrigue me. Where do they come from?