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To add to this. There is no real old money look. The individuals you have highlighted have money and a certain taste, which I think is the point you are making but a lot of people miss.
There is still some social capital/codes around clothing passed down in traditional wealthy families and through the educational institutes they go to, but it's shrinking.
People seem to think fathers in these families take their son to their tailors one day and say "this is how we dress my boy".
That might have happened at one time, but it's vanishingly rare today. And would be more driven by personal eccentricity than any inherent class ideology or taste.
Through education and work I have come/come into a lot of contact with people with multi-generational wealth - the traditional upper middle and upper class of the UK and to an extent the US and EU. Some like tailoring, some don't care. Some dress well, some dress like ****.
Most of the 20-40 year olds from this background I meet wear expensive streetwear or more obscure fashion brands rather than traditional menswear brands. Some of them are very stylish, some of them look like fashion victims - with streetwear as with tailoring (old) money is no garuntee of taste.
Agree. I think to add to that, people often fail to realize that a three piece suit in 2023 is also quite a statement / standing out if taken out of a few specific contexts. I’ve been observing quite a few European representatives of this species in the educational context, it would usually be the usual boring business casual consisting of chinos, blue shirt, some muted/dark jersey and some boat shoes / loafers. Nothing like “I am from old money so I am wearing fancy bespoke suits every day”.Agree here in large part.
The Parisian Gentleman (Hugo Jacomet and Sonya Glyn) have a great segment on their Sartorial Talks: "What is Old Money Style".
It's all about not standing out. "Norm Core" is a great moniker explained in the video segment. Nothing with logos, too flashy, and most importantly, nothing that shouts, "I come from money".
The old money Americana look that underpins the Ralph Lauren look, is a beautiful (somewhat storybook) vision that appeals to the fantasy of trying to look like one comes from old money. A gorgeous marketing illusion that made RL billions.