Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 09:01     Subject: How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't know but when I went back for my posh private school reunion I totally felt the way you do, OP. Like, how do they all so casual yet fit and polished?

I think having straight hair helps a lot. I am curly


I’m curly and I’ve noticed it too. Most people I know who are UMC or rich style it straight/wavy, no matter their original hair texture. I get it. My face looks better when I straighten my hair, but the hair itself looks terrible. I hate having to choose.


THIS. So much, this.

My hair will go straight and shiny, but the slightest breeze or hint of damp and it's all over. Even with professional blowouts; it's just the nature of my hair. I just look so messy and frazzled when this happens.

I've tried to embraced that this will happen so I try to clump the curls so they don't frizz out around my head and pull them back into a nice -- not messy -- bun.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 08:55     Subject: Re:How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?
Anonymous wrote:It's generally grooming that produces the subtle differences you can't put your finger on. Expensive haircuts vs cheap ones. Professionally tamed eyebrows. Whitened teeth. Moisturized skin. Mani/pedis (including on the men). And expensive makeup does look different from drugstore makeup.


This person has it right. It's the little things.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 08:51     Subject: How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?
Anonymous wrote:I had the hair, the skin, and all the clothes and bags and shoes, but it wasn’t until I lost 60 pounds on ozempic that I actually started looking out together. I hate that this is about weight, but it’s always about weight. Yes I’m type 2 before anyone harps on me taking medication from diabetics.


Yep. Being thin and small-breasted is a huge part of it. It is very hard to be elegant when you do not have this physique.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 08:49     Subject: How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?
When you are wearing Chanel, you look rich.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 08:48     Subject: How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?
Anonymous wrote:I don't know but when I went back for my posh private school reunion I totally felt the way you do, OP. Like, how do they all so casual yet fit and polished?

I think having straight hair helps a lot. I am curly


I’m curly and I’ve noticed it too. Most people I know who are UMC or rich style it straight/wavy, no matter their original hair texture. I get it. My face looks better when I straighten my hair, but the hair itself looks terrible. I hate having to choose.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 08:02     Subject: How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?
Anonymous wrote:I have been getting laser treatments on my face and I swear I didn’t notice how much discoloration I had and how it kind of makes your face look “dirty” even when it’s not. It’s lasers. That’s why they look cleaner than the rest of us.


Melanin isn't dirty
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 07:59     Subject: How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?
I have been getting laser treatments on my face and I swear I didn’t notice how much discoloration I had and how it kind of makes your face look “dirty” even when it’s not. It’s lasers. That’s why they look cleaner than the rest of us.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 07:38     Subject: How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You definitely can’t judge based on headshots. “Rich people” in good jobs get hair, makeup and styled for photo shoots. That is not what they look like ordinarily. Also, a lot of people are now using AI headshots. You can’t assume a photo is an accurate reflection of a person.


If you look at pictures from “society” functions (ie, charity events, opening nights, etc) you’ll see that rich people look a little more normal in candid shots.


Looking at pictures from the NY social diary. My observation still holds:





These are events. Everyone looks nice and put together at events.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 07:03     Subject: How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?
Anonymous wrote:I'll only comment based on a recent observation while traveling through a European country. Most of the time we were in the cities doing touristy stuff but then at the end we spent four days at a historic coastal town that incidentally is a popular destination for the sailing crowd. This town was more discreet than flamboyant. While there were day trippers, what immediately stood out was how well dressed and groomed everyone was. It didn't matter whether dining at an outdoor restaurant or casually strolling the squares or swimming or having drinks, people, mostly various European nationalities although plenty of English was overheard, were very clean cut. Clothes weren't particularly extravagant. But there was a nonchalant ease everywhere. Barely any tattoos, people were mostly in shape, everyone looked healthy, even the smokers. And attitudes stood out. A confidence.

I do think tattoos are becoming a major class signifier, or rather, the absence of tattoos. But even if you have tattoos, how it's presented will speak a great deal about your backgrounds. Something most people with tattoos probably don't realize. Tattoos automatically make people look less clean.


I agree. Why women decide to get tattoos all up and down their arms I'll never understand. They don't age well and look like HAIR. Especially the black fine line ones...ugh. One or two discreet tattoos-fine.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2025 00:09     Subject: Re:How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?
This is easy.

Stand up straight.
Get clothes tailored
Iron them
Wear good shoes.

The end.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2025 22:52     Subject: How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?
Anonymous wrote:I don't know but when I went back for my posh private school reunion I totally felt the way you do, OP. Like, how do they all so casual yet fit and polished?

I think having straight hair helps a lot. I am curly


It helps much if one has thick and naturally straight hair, clear skin, straight teeth and a trim figure.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2025 22:00     Subject: How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?
I don't know but when I went back for my posh private school reunion I totally felt the way you do, OP. Like, how do they all so casual yet fit and polished?

I think having straight hair helps a lot. I am curly
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2025 21:45     Subject: Re:How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Some of you are too hung up on the photos. When you see it irl you know it. They just look... Crisper around the edges. It's hard to put a finger on it. I know exactly what OP means.


Op here, yes I don’t know how to find a photo that displays it. Lol


Gwyneth Paltrow represents this aesthetic I think, even though she’s not a WASP.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2025 18:04     Subject: How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?
Anonymous wrote:I don’t see anything notable happening with these people. The headshots are professional headshots, of course they look good. The party pics are from a party, where people try to look nice.



Yeah, in fact the corporate headshot people look so generic, they could be AI. I don’t see “rich”, I just see “corporate “.

My FIL was old money. British boarding school, nannies, etc. he was the sloppiest looking man in every way, but he had excellent manners.

Women look rich to me when they are thin, calm, confident, and wear high quality fabrics that fit well.
Anonymous
Post 10/08/2025 17:57     Subject: Re:How to achieve that neat clean look rich people have?d
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No fake tans
Professional hair color/cut, colors not too extreme, not stiff, huge, or an old-style perm or set
Minimal makeup, nothing too trendy but not 20 years out of date in style (e.g., blush and lipstick styles)
Clothes and shoes that are clean, up-to-date, age appropriate and fit the person, appropriate to the occasion/type of day
Good hygiene, minimal or no scent
Care of skin, teeth
Shorter, clean nails
Nicer jewelry
Confidence






Certainly a good start.


lol. Two year old post.

PP, you are trying to get these poor ladies worked up again!