The Secret to No-Logo Elevated Style WITHOUT Quiet Luxury

[@HarrisPilton789]

I see the term quiet luxury being thrown around a lot lately. And it seems silly to me, because as you mentioned, the people who can afford “quiet luxury” items are millionaires or billionaires. What the working class or middle class person is doing is just buying high quality, understated items. This is how I prefer to shop.

[@Ingrid0410]

Not true. Just plain simple classic pieces, good quality

[@HarrisPilton789]

⁠​⁠​⁠​⁠@@Ingrid0410plain, simple, classic pieces the same as high quality, understated items?

[@stasiamyers6268]

Thank you for your thoughtful comments on how status symbols have been used historically as a means on control. You raise excellent points. I also agree with the concept of separating that from a focus on quality fashion that is sustainable and becomes a statement alone. I especially appreciate your insight on medium priced brands that also focus on quality and style from a local!

[@adrielfelise]

Thank you. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I just really think this whole discussion of quiet luxury went a bit awry and while I feel like it is coming down a bit, I thought it was important to really have a discussion about the importance of investing in quality.

[@Vpower07]

Your insights on this topic are spot on! Yes: Always choose quality. That’s a major aspect of my personal style. Any one who knows me will say that I stay wearing a quality bag and shoes😂 Thanks pretty lady!

[@adrielfelise]

So glad you enjoyed it. And Yessss!! A quality bag and shoes!! Love it. 💕

[@Ingrid0410]

Yr orange top is so cute on you👍👍

[@adrielfelise]

Thank you!

[@Nickysmom]

Logos are useful for people who 1. Can’t tell good quality from bad unless validated by a (often excessive) price and 2. Need the validation by a certain popular logo to have certainty in their own taste. In the process they often look like fashion victims and don’t know it. A lot of the excessive price of items has nothing to do with being of better quality than something that costs a lot less. Those high prices come from the expense of maintaining and creating an image and are due to a bloated overhead to pay for the image, not the expense associated with whatever goes into making the item. I worked in retail most of my life and for my part found logos embarrassing and undesirable. It felt foolish to be an advertising billboard for someone else. I did always buy expensive clothes but those pieces were worth it for their intrinsic value. This whole concept of “quiet luxury” seems ridiculous to me. It has always been here. But this new world of “influencers” is like a xerox mentality. One says what’s in my purse and a hundred others copy it. If you have the knowledge and a certain level of taste you don’t need a logo to validate what you are wearing. That’s what I have to say on this subject. Enjoy your videos. I spent almost ten years in Europe as a student many years ago and find it nostalgic to watch them. Enjoy it, time goes by very fast.

[@adrielfelise]

Yes to all of this! However, I’m always amazed by how people feel a logo validates them. I think part of it has to do also with just how our society functions. For many who either live in or come from less fortunate backgrounds, it is a way to stand out and be seen by others. A designer belt gives a sense of status when they may otherwise feel like they do not have status or power in the broader society. I think there are just so many angles that you can discuss this whole obsession with/need for validation from logos. But if you look at it from the most objective form - you’re essentially a walking billboard for a multibillion dollar corporation who is charging you a 1000% markup for an item it cost them $50 to make. If you’re aware of that then fine, do you, but most people are not.

[@Nickysmom]

Yes, there is a social as well as psychological aspect to this and it is a complicated issue that goes beyond the actual item. And part of it is when you get older you forget how “everything old is new again” and young people think this is a new phenomenon when it isn’t.

[@adrielfelise]

@@Nickysmom Yes! Exactly!! It’s part of the reason I stopped giving away old clothes. I’ve already seen I don’t know how many cycles of styles I wore as a teenager and back then it was better quality. I’ll just keep what I have from years ago and restyle it!