Overdressed and status symbols

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh Ducks.

WASPs don’t flaunt it. We’re the ones that turn down those odious country club memberships and wear clothes decades out of date.

This is strange. I’ve never heard someone actually describe themselves as a wasp.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love being new money. First of all, I have the pride of having made myself out of absolutely nothing. Second, I’m not beholden to some weird WASP austerity. I buy whatever I like, and I like plenty of stuff you all think is tacky. But I’m incredibly disinterested in what the moms at my kids’ school think of my jewelry and bags. I really never hang out with them. It’s not just their clothes that bore me.

Why are jewelry and bags interesting?

I didn’t say my jewelry and bags are interesting. But it’s clear many of you are INCREDIBLY interested in (and interested in policing) my bags and jewelry.

I think the point is that they don't notice them one way or the other (which is what you seem to hope for, so it's all good), but when someone makes a point of the stuff and mentions the price tag, it's shocking and kind of ... sad.

You’re 100% wrong. They notice. And I’m guessing you do, too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New money. Poor things.

It sounds like the trophy wives from Flint Hill. It is pathetic.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:New money. Poor things.

Yes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love being new money. First of all, I have the pride of having made myself out of absolutely nothing. Second, I’m not beholden to some weird WASP austerity. I buy whatever I like, and I like plenty of stuff you all think is tacky. But I’m incredibly disinterested in what the moms at my kids’ school think of my jewelry and bags. I really never hang out with them. It’s not just their clothes that bore me.

Why are jewelry and bags interesting?

Not PP here but: Cartier love bangles, fun Swarovski jewelry, Bottega Jodie and Hermes Kelly

Cartier love bangles are basic. They are the Neverfull version of jewelry. There is nothing interesting about them.

Neverfulls are so 1990 - but the people who carry them are so easily impressed, that they think everyone else is, too!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I love being new money. First of all, I have the pride of having made myself out of absolutely nothing. Second, I’m not beholden to some weird WASP austerity. I buy whatever I like, and I like plenty of stuff you all think is tacky. But I’m incredibly disinterested in what the moms at my kids’ school think of my jewelry and bags. I really never hang out with them. It’s not just their clothes that bore me.

Why are jewelry and bags interesting?

I didn’t say my jewelry and bags are interesting. But it’s clear many of you are INCREDIBLY interested in (and interested in policing) my bags and jewelry.

I think the point is that they don't notice them one way or the other (which is what you seem to hope for, so it's all good), but when someone makes a point of the stuff and mentions the price tag, it's shocking and kind of ... sad.

You’re 100% wrong. They notice. And I’m guessing you do, too!

I'm sure some do. I wouldn't know what I was look at anyway, so I don't notice. Branding has never been my thing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not at our school at all (and I've never heard of Van Cleef Alhambra). Very laid back vibe.

Really?

It's these:

Starting at $3500 for a full-size pendant. It's what all the sheeple are wearing. Now the teenagers are starting.

To each their own, but honestly, this looks indistinguishable from a glass pendant from Claire's to me. I am not into jewelry beyond simple solitaires and statement pieces that speak to me for special occasions (usually, dangly earrings under $500).

[Anonymous]

People who have style wear what they like and what makes them feel good. And they don't care what you or anyone else thinks. If you think they look flashy? They do not care, because they wear what they like. If you think they look demure? Same. If you think they look tasteful (or not)...same. They also aren't judging you either, because they're comfortable in their own skin, and clothes, and whatever else. Being secure in yourself is always in style.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People who have style wear what they like and what makes them feel good. And they don't care what you or anyone else thinks. If you think they look flashy? They do not care, because they wear what they like. If you think they look demure? Same. If you think they look tasteful (or not)...same. They also aren't judging you either, because they're comfortable in their own skin, and clothes, and whatever else. Being secure in yourself is always in style.

+1 well said

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People who have style wear what they like and what makes them feel good. And they don't care what you or anyone else thinks. If you think they look flashy? They do not care, because they wear what they like. If you think they look demure? Same. If you think they look tasteful (or not)...same. They also aren't judging you either, because they're comfortable in their own skin, and clothes, and whatever else. Being secure in yourself is always in style.

The premise of your post is wrong - these women don’t have style. They’re middle aged fashion victims.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People who have style wear what they like and what makes them feel good. And they don't care what you or anyone else thinks. If you think they look flashy? They do not care, because they wear what they like. If you think they look demure? Same. If you think they look tasteful (or not)...same. They also aren't judging you either, because they're comfortable in their own skin, and clothes, and whatever else. Being secure in yourself is always in style.

I'm a mom with NO style, and I don't really care either. If you want to roll with your Cartier bracelets, I am totally okay with it as long as you don't judge me for my basic, thrifty apparel. After all, I couldn't afford private school tuition otherwise. In fact, I probably wouldn't recognize a Cartier bracelet if it hit me in the face. Please try not to be offended if I ask you whether you got it from Target.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People who have style wear what they like and what makes them feel good. And they don't care what you or anyone else thinks. If you think they look flashy? They do not care, because they wear what they like. If you think they look demure? Same. If you think they look tasteful (or not)...same. They also aren't judging you either, because they're comfortable in their own skin, and clothes, and whatever else. Being secure in yourself is always in style.

I'm a mom with NO style, and I don't really care either. If you want to roll with your Cartier bracelets, I am totally okay with it as long as you don't judge me for my basic, thrifty apparel. After all, I couldn't afford private school tuition otherwise. In fact, I probably wouldn't recognize a Cartier bracelet if it hit me in the face. Please try not to be offended if I ask you whether you got it from Target.

This crowd is not going to be happy with you. VC and A and Cartier are worn for the purpose of the wearer saying "I can afford to spend 5 figures on my casual jewelry."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People who have style wear what they like and what makes them feel good. And they don't care what you or anyone else thinks. If you think they look flashy? They do not care, because they wear what they like. If you think they look demure? Same. If you think they look tasteful (or not)...same. They also aren't judging you either, because they're comfortable in their own skin, and clothes, and whatever else. Being secure in yourself is always in style.

I'm a mom with NO style, and I don't really care either. If you want to roll with your Cartier bracelets, I am totally okay with it as long as you don't judge me for my basic, thrifty apparel. After all, I couldn't afford private school tuition otherwise. In fact, I probably wouldn't recognize a Cartier bracelet if it hit me in the face. Please try not to be offended if I ask you whether you got it from Target.

This crowd is not going to be happy with you. VC and A and Cartier are worn for the purpose of the wearer saying "I can afford to spend 5 figures on my casual jewelry."

I wear VC&A and it certainly isn’t to send a message to anyone. It makes you sound terribly insecure that you assume as much. That’s the only reason you’d ever buy expensive jewelry? To broadcast to me that you can?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Not at our school at all (and I've never heard of Van Cleef Alhambra). Very laid back vibe.

Really?

It's these:

Starting at $3500 for a full-size pendant. It's what all the sheeple are wearing. Now the teenagers are starting.

LOL - I have no idea what this is and it wouldn't even register in my mind if someone wore it. But I am not fashion forward, at all!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My snowflake necklace cost what some folks pay for a house! My husband was very kind to get it for me.

https://www.vancleefarpels.com/content/dam/rcq/vca/17/54/38/1/1754381.png

This?

Let me guess, he was banging his secretary and figured this would be cheaper than a divorce?