Something seemingly frivolous but which can be really important for optics or confidence (asked by someone I mentor):
The Little Black Dress.
Sometimes we're still "ramen stage" (i.e. broke) & have to socialise with people of means w/o looking out of place.
There are ways!
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For women: Wear black. The simplest trick in the book. The moment you wear any colour (the fabric, the pattern) you're a walking price tag. Go: black. Black tights, skirt, dress, jeans, ballerina flats all work great at obfuscating how much your outfit cost. But bear in mind
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this is not true for sweaters (wool, cotton - if bad quality, in black it will be even more obvious) and many types of coats (Tweed or anything that fades or becomes fluffy). Hair: Short hair seems more practical and haircuts are cheaper but I think on yearly average you spend
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less on long hair: good short hair needs far more frequent cutting. In sum, as put by a smart journalist at the New York Fashion Week, a long haired woman in black is a financial mystery
A great method for appearing more well-off when you need to.
For men:
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men have it easier but the truth is, because of how dull male fashion is in our era, men are way more attuned to picking up subtle signs about each other's net worth from clothing. Here it's about "invisible" signs. If you're low budget, safest way is jeans + shirt/t-shirt, BUT!
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Never ever tuck shirt or t-shirt into your pants. Unless you're a millionaire, your pants' waistline goes _under_ your top. Why: How much your pair of jeans cost can only exclusively be determined from how its waistline looks. This gets to our red alert items: no belts. EVER.
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No leather or faux leather shoes. Male equivalent of the Little Black dress is a pair of vague sneakers, a pair of jeans where the waistline is hidden, and a shirt or t-shirt only God could tell the price of. (It helps of your t-shirt doesn't say "VERSAGE" in Cyrillic btw). So
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when it comes to confusing your audience about just *how* broke you are - "passing" as a rich person will probably not happen so this is really just a little cosmetics - these tricks can help. (Note: make up depends on the city - do research - but: loud perfume always a no no.)
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Ok, but why do rich people have such great skin? What are they doing?
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Replying to @s_r_constantin
Eat better - and sleep better (less stressed)
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