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?

Toasted your blog is very stylish

Good teeth tend to cost money. Getting your teeth cleaned every few months is expensive.
This thread had clearly shown that people's levels of wealthy are completely different.

TomDudgeon I think you can be a good way from anyone's idea of wealthy and still be able to visit your dentist twice a year. It was thirty pounds for a clean the last time I checked - less than a leg wax. Yes, beyond many, but that isn't really what this thread is about is it?

Actually I thought the thread was about looking wealthy when you're not. Throw in hair cuts, dental appointments and then clothes, even with cheap clothes on top that's a fair bit in some people's eyes.
Really it's about looking stinking rich when you're just wealthy isn't it.

I'm going to leave the thread as I was hoping for tips but all it is, is spend hundreds instead of thousands.

But I'm going to make sure my clothes get ironed

santamarianovella It is my tumlr blog, yes! Most images are reblogs though, only a few of my own.

Allthingspretty thanks! I used to run a 'proper' blog but never bothered updating it, so tumblr works well for me. It's a great place to find inspiration, kind of like Pinterest!

Not sure getting your teeth cleaned (rather than bleached) twice a year is going to make that much of a difference. Good basic hygiene (which I would imagine most of us on here do) should mean your teeth don't get stained.

Bleaching makes your teeth whiter than they would be naturally and is something many celebs and especially Americans do. Personally I think it's excessive

The sort of "relaxed confidence" that the OP was observing and would like to emulate doesn't necessarily cost much. Don't have it myself, but when I come close, it's when I've put together simple outfits that I know suit me.

Sorry my mistake. I read it as every six weeks.
I'm afraid I don't get mine done even six monthly because I can't afford to. Hence looking for tips to make me look and so feel better on no money.

I also think it is a bit difficult to cultivate an expensive look in this climate. Milder temps seem to be more conducive to good dressing.....I am so tired of bundling up beneath a thick parka, sad wind blown scarf and wooly hat. I long for a warm summer breeze, the chance to wear a crisp white cotton skirt and linen tee, not to mention my poor neglected leather sandals.

And when it does warm up a bit, it will likely rain, so the cagoule comes out, the dodgy umbrella, which won't keep me dry anyway because the accompanying winds will of course break the spokes.

The British weather kind of dictates how we dress to a large extent, I think. The word disheveled comes to mind.

Great thread. Ive started to iron my clothes and i feel a lot smarter.

prettybird my basic hygiene is quite up to scratch thank you I don't like bleaching, but I do drink tea and coffee, and red wine, and it makes a difference to me. Also, it's cheaper than a check up, which I do annually, and I don't imagine my dentist wouldn't tell me if they saw anything wrong.

Tips that cost no money, I don't have - except standing up straight and growing out eyebrows. Tips that cost far less money than they appear to have done, I can do. Like buying the products that would be used for a professional manicure/pedicure - cost of one visit - mastering how to do it well, and then you have years worth. If you can find some peace and quiet to do it, that is. Japanese wash cloths and flannels instead of exfoliants. Not being hung up on leather bags - they're far too heavy anyway and you can't just shove them under a table or plonk them on a bar

Hand washing knitwear seems to make it last longer too.

I always shove my leather bags under a table - what am I missing?

I'm just justifying having one I don't need to worry about scruffing up, amber. But the best of all is it's so light.

slim
good hair cut/blow dry/colour
none yellow teeth
small earring
classy watch
classy bag
great skin/minimal make upreat coat
great coat

Make TK Max your friend. Surprised no-one has said it earlier. My day to day coat is a good quality German cashsmere mix with a lovely collar and line and cost £69.00. The RRP was £389

I think the people who I spot and think they must be wealthy are the women who look atrocious but some how fabulous at the same time in a mixture of garish colours and clothes that were never meant to go together. Stuff that they might have had for years

I think looking wealthy helps in every day transactions. There is a reason to aspire to looking like it. Toasted your blog is so so pretty, how can it not be for wealthy, or wealthy looking women. Its certainly not for people that have to worry about the gas bill. Unless they spent all the gas money on APC or something. Toasted just for the torture, are you one of the models on your blog? JUst hanging around looking fucking amazing, not caring about whether you look wealthy or not, because you look like a supermodel. Because for the record I don't care if I look rich or not, if I look like a supermodel. La shit, la gas bill sond super.

Sorry Toasted that sounded really aggressive. I'm genuinely interested and largely jealous.

Styling (be it of clothing, houses, food or whatever else) is an art. If you master that art it is easier to look good. If you have no eye for what looks good, you can have as much money as you want but you will still look terrible!

Adding myself here as I usually look scruffy no matter what I'm wearing, so need to read as many tips as possible.

Just call it deshabille, you'll be right.

we once saw a couple at a beach in south of france,the looked trashy,really trashy.the woman was wearing a gold diamond rolex,and rows and rows of gold chains around her neck,endless diamond bangles and she was holding a hot pink croc birkin as a beach bag,and a fedora hat.the guy was in his late sixties,botoxed to death, gold diamond rolex,awful silk swim shorts and a fedora hat.

id rather die,then ever look this "expensive".

toasted that A.P.C dress is tres francais,it reminded me of a dress catherine deneuve wore in the movie belle de jour.

im getting very interested in this topic too,and i agree that looking good on a budget is doable but its not something that you just acquire overnight.it takes time knowing what suits you,and it takes even longer to build a timeless closet,and yes where we live has a great impact on the way we dress,so investing in a good coat or trench is a must in my opinion.

I was in town once and saw a woman who really did exude wealth - took a second look and realised the man she was with (her husband) was Andrew Lloyd Webber

I'd like to look more wealthy but I draw the line at walking around with Andrew Lloyd Webber.

santamaria you are spot on about the wrong kind of expensive looking. I actually find it quite depressing that someone wants to look "wealthy" rather than chic, or good, or groomed or stylish. OP is that really what you aspire to?