Sofia Richie & Quiet Luxury: A History Lesson

Hello! Today we’re exploring the hype around Sofia Richie’s wedding and the idea of “quiet luxury.” I hope by the end of the video you walk away with a clear understanding that it’s bullsh*t

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The way the “IT girl” is always being repackaged and appealing to women with little identity and the need to project on wealthy people and live through them. Being 23 I thought it stopped in teenage years because it did for me. Seeing adult women still falling for it is concerning and is really a set back. It is okay to be inspired but when are people going to wake up and be THEMSELVES. Loved this video btw.

[vturner]

Im so glad you made this video! People always think billionaires dont wear designer clothes but in reality they do, people cant tell because they only know louis vuitton, gucci & prada. Hermes was also an exclusive brand until the late 2008/2009 & so was Van cleef until recently. I remember my manager at the bank presenting a slide show & showed a photo of the facebook founder going on a run, I spotted his tshirt & made a comment on the quality, my manager was surprised by my comment & said he buys them for 2, 000$ from an European brand which didnt surprised me as I could tell it was a quality shirt despite looking like a random walmart shirt.

[boboblueblue]

I came from TikTok and love this video! Never understood this desire, that’s been in the rise recently, to play pretend at old money. I know (and the people who make those videos must know) that putting on a costume of old money doesn’t change their economic or social class.
So what’s the point?
Now, I guess, that some people think that by putting on this aesthetic, putting on this costume, will allow them to rise to a higher economic class. Which… is something… (keep dreaming folks!)
My question is: Why would you _want_ to be part of the old money group? Any family that is old money 100% made that money through racist, sexist, exploitative means and then has continued to just hoard their wealth.
Old money sucks major ass.
I get that it’s a fantasy to not to have to work or worry about where your next meal is coming from (I want this too!), but adopting the aesthetic of old money does not mean that you _are_ old money. Putting on a costume does not, and will not, make you rich.
In fact, they would probably spend more money trying to keep up appearances. It feels like such a waste of time and money!

[monitoler]

Absolutely enjoyed this! Can’t wait to see what else you have in store for us. I’d definitely love a part 2 and a video about Dapper Dan and whatever other topic you mentioned. I do feel like the YouTube space has been in need of more commentary channels (by black women) that address the historical and socioeconomic contexts of fashion and pop-culture.

[makaylamiller]

I have gone down the quiet luxury explainer video rabbit hole and this was really well done. I absolutely love how you go over the racism built into the love of queit luxury, but I also don't belive that loud luxury is any better for use plebians. For Ritchie, part of the problem is that she was likely sponsored by Chanel, and two it is clearly Chanel (logos shown). Therefore, it is not quiet!

[lindaalene]

This was definitely the most interesting video about this "Quiet Luxury " trend. I absolutely love the way you addressed this topic. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👑🙋🏾‍♀️

[KhalideKashmiri]

Your video is so good and I absolutely love that you pointed the utter ridiculousness of calling everything that's PERCEIVED remotely 'classy' as 'old money quiet luxury stealth wealth '. Numerous creators also pointed out that it plays into the common people's fantasy of "marrying into money", "marrying into aristocracy".

Ps. I was always drawn to and conditioned by my middle class parents to dress in a certain way, act ladylike etc. to be perceived as 'classy' 'thoroughbred' and so on. The ridiculous thing is, all that struggle can amount to being well perceived as a white/grey collar workers. That's it

[vanillev]

please do a video on book recs !! I love the way your mind works !!

[nerdtime]

this video was so informative but a side note YOUR BEAUTY IS SO CAPTIVATING OMG 😭

[Francesca-bz]

Hey Alexia, nice video. Very interesting/entertaining and well presented Looking forward to seeing more.

[DisasterRoar]

loved the series on tiktok and love this long form piece even more! cant wait to see more here & on the podcast 😁

[Miriam-pnjy]

Amazing!!!! The most informed quiet luxury video i've seen so far. 💫

[asia_jo]

Following!!! Love this video, super insightful.

[leagwennap]

Omg I’ve been following you on tiktok for awhile but never realized you were from Pittsburgh!! I came here for college and never left. Love your takes and the way you explain why you believe that. Thank you and can’t wait to see what’s in store for you!

[YESIMFUNNYAND]

Great first video to the platform 👏 👍 new subscriber for sure 😊

[lucyintheworldofoz]

great video, so much new information I had no idea of, so thank you. good luck in your next videos

[AyaNichelle-gicd]

You articulated yourself as an expert. Bravo! Very insightful.

[elisatseng]

Congrats! Well done and well researched..

[hafsahumran]

great video, came from tiktok, i find ur mindset and thinking a breath of fresh air amongst all the garbage on the internet 💐💗

[ehhhh]

The Row selling polyester at high price point is a no for me. Tell me about Lora Piana suit made of linen and aloe. Now that’s worth my money. I pay attention to the material of an item and not the price point or popularity.