What embellishments make stuff look posher?

[Notjoinedup]

Like, if you had a nice but plain T shirt, or dead boring jacket, what embellishments look good?

(I’ve asked my witless kids and the best suggestion so far has been Pokémon patches. No.)

Temu uses slave labour. How else do you think they can afford to sell jewellery for a pound. It’s gross people are suffering so you can have a large collection of jewellery.

I'm sure that looks more creative but it won't look "posher".

Maybe I mean more creative then. Just a bit more personality.

Fuck I sound all “live laugh love.” Ugh.

I don't know why people are being so harsh - I do think embellishments can make something look posher. Etsy has some beautiful patches to sew on.
Although if you go for accessories and are wearing something quite plain - wear a big brooch. They instantly elevate an outfit and make them look less ordinary

I agree with PPs, simple and unembelished is much classier

You do you and Ill do me

You can buy lace collars / lace necklaces which I think look nice or try a lace trim under the lapels of a jacket

You can rent Hermes scarves apparently

I think you might mean trimmings not embellishments OP.

From subtle things like little ribbon loops with tiny press studs in the inside of a top at the shoulders to loop round bra straps so everything sits nicely. Or grosgrain ribbon on the inside of a boat neck to keep the line.

Or little weights (beads or chain) sewn into the hem of a jacket or skirt to maintain the line and hang.

A little bit of velvet ribbon here and there on the outside to add depth and ensure a seam stays straight. Maybe as a placket on a cardigan.

Nice buttons. Tiny hidden press studs in
between buttons to avoid gaping.

Garments being properly lined in a nice fabric that looks good if a brief flash of it shows.

A little ribbon pull at the top of a zip.

Basted edges. A ruffle here and there. A little bit of eyelash ace at the top of a camisole. Frugging, tippets, satin bias binding.

One finds a Crown sets the scene best.

Although hardly an 'embellishment' more 'de rigueur'.

Yes! Yes! I’m obsessed with trimmings! I have a collection of them and I get them out and reorganise them and think about what they might enhance! I used to be like this as a child with scented erasers but I’ve upgraded!

They’re all nice ideas. I like embroidered edges too. And picolt edging.

A what? Like headwear? Even I think that might not work. Anyway surely a diadem is preferable. I have been married and am therefore allowed to wear a tiara should the occasion call for it.

Expensive but battered shoes. Expensive not battered bag. All rich people I know in Europe.
America is different.

Anyone else going to Google the term "frugging" 😀 ?

I just looked that up!!! What tosh!
im a slightly impoverished Sen mum and unless my hands stay busy I get anxious so adding sparkly stuff etc keeps me off the streets/drugs! Frug my arse! Anyway I just painted the buttons on my cardigan with gold nail varnish and it looks less shit than you’d think!

But if your clothes are mass-produced and polyester, nylon or other non-natural fabric types, and not tailored or (subtly) fitted to your body, or not lined, or made with skimpy amounts if fabric, then no amount of trimming will make them look "posh."

For those of us who know about fabric and good tailoring, it's pretty easy to spot polyester instead of wool or cotton, viscose instead of linen, polyester/nylon instead of silk ...

I'm sorry but ultimately, the "secret" of "looking posh" is being posh ...

This all sounds so dull 😭

Yes. That's because it is all quite dull. Parisian women tend to be quite conformist in their dressing.

And I was addressing op's question, about making her clothes look posher; not advising on how to make her fashion sense more dynamic and lively, which was not the question.

Generally speaking, it's much easier to "get away with" high street copies of designer clothing if the item in question is plain, one colour and unembellished.

@Notjoinedup @Recuperation7
Mistyped frogging, apologies

I have a friend who resews the buttons on everything she buys as loose buttons look cheap- sewing them properly so they sit well makes a big difference. She resews hems as well. Not really embellishments but ways to make a cheap item look more expensive with minimal cost.

@Recuperation7
I'd query why you want to look "posher" op but each to their own!
Well surely no one wants to look more common than they are

Frogs

I agree with that one. And changing the buttons. I've got a denim dress from Monsoon I keep meaning to do that with. The buttons are horrendous.

Agreed. Don't take any risks. Don't wear anything that stands out. Don't wear anything fun. Don't wear anything that shows you have a personality. Very dull. And I'm not sure the OP is looking for dull.

Having read backwards from your later posts, I don't think you've got a shortage of personality. And I'm not sure if "posh" in the sense of dull, classy be more French is really for you.

Have you tried channeling Helena Bonham - Carter "posh"?