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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At DC’s school, many moms are totally overdressed for whatever the occasion is, and wear multiple, yet identical to each other, status symbols. Ie, the whole set of Van Cleef Alhambra jewelry, several Cartier or Tiffany bracelets (like 5 or so on each wrist). It’s all so OTT, and I don’t get it at all. I may wear one nice watch, or so, but even though I think I am well put together, these women make me feel like some sort of Cinderella covered in ashes. What is this style and do moms wear these items at your private?[/quote]

I have noticed this at our Big 3 with some parents admitted in the past 2-4 years. Tons of makeup, big hair, very flashy clothing, a completely different look than the norm. It’s just a few but it is bizarre to wear nightclub clothing to a parent gathering. [/quote]

Are they from Texas? That's the only place where I've lived where people wear tons of makeup/jewelry/big hair to school events, especially sports. [/quote]

You have not been in DC long?  That is also the NY/NJ private school scene.  Cali as well.[/quote]

Not in the San Francisco - the really rich show their money off with real estate—home in Presidio Heights or Marin, then second, third homes in Sonoma and Tahoe. Women are not very flashy with what they wear, but they take great care of themselves: fit, great skin, etc.

It’s actually exhausting on a completely different level.
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As DC has gentrified over the last few decades, swarms of wealthy but not rich parents have moved into the city.  They tend to be flashy and showy.[/quote]

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