Lithe white people in khaki pants and oxford shirts lounging on a sailboat tweed blazers inside an Ivy League library tennis skirts and croquet in front of someone’s summer home Blair Waldorf and The Talented Mr. No one really uses that word much anymore, but over the past several years, I’ve started to see its descendants creep up on TikTok, Pinterest, and Instagram. This style is sometimes affectionately referred to as “trashion.” It stands in opposition to the aesthetic that I’d argue played a more defining role during the actual 2000s, at least for other middle-class white girls in New England: prep. I think of this genre of outfit often, not because it looked particularly good but because arguably the biggest fashion trend of the moment is Y2K, or a modern take on the bright, busy, bubblegum styles of the early 2000s, which themselves were inflected with ’70s psychedelia and overt sexiness.
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Over to you.Each week we’ll send you the very best from The Goods, plus a special internet culture edition by Rebecca Jennings on Wednesdays. But it also translates into a closet stuffed with quilted vests (+75 percent) and leggings or stirrup pants (+75 percent) - a nice way for millennials to revisit childhood fashions - as well as cable-knit sweaters (+33 percent), and shearling or sheepskin-effect coats (+12 percent).Īll that’s left is to embrace this retro-inspired style, like you’re fresh back from the slopes but rocking it in the city… Unless, that is, you prefer the sweater dresses, denim jackets, patchwork jeans - preferably flared - and other key pieces from the early 2000s, the other strong trend of the moment. In practical terms, the Old Money aesthetic signals the return of furry boots - did they ever go away? - with a 657-percent increase in Google search interest for this product category.
The rise is even more striking for the après-ski-chic Moon Boot brand, with clicks jumping more than 1,000 percent. The global fashion search platform Stylight reports a 98-percent increase in clicks for the label on its international platforms in early November, compared to the same period a year earlier. This ultra-classic, super chic style inevitably brings to mind the Ralph Lauren brand, a master of the art. Ralph Lauren and cable-knit sweaters (Image Credit: Ralph Lauren) No doubt that you too will soon be gradually won over by this next-level preppy look. In fact, the hashtag #oldmoneyaesthetic has more than 90 million views worldwide on TikTok, while #oldmoney already counts 322 million. Crew)Įxcept that, with it now being winter, it’s more like you just got back from the ski slopes, with this slightly retro touch that makes all the difference.Ĭontrary to what you might think, the craze for this aesthetic is being seen across all generations, and even among the youngest fashion fans. The aesthetic is comparable to the preppy look that was popular a few years ago, but in an even more chic version, like you just got back from the tennis club. It’s about people who inherited wealth, rather than earning their money by working. The term Old Money essentially refers to the nobility, the aristocracy, or the WASP crowd.
There are worse things in life, right? Image Credit: Ralph Lauren via Facebook What is the Old Money aesthetic?
Gone are the jogging suits, sneakers and hoodies with oversized logos - replaced by a more classic, more discreet kind of chic, inherited from a handful of heirs who swear by polo shirts and cable-knit sweaters.
Because while the noughties vibe looked like the dominant trend on the rise in recent weeks, it now seems like we’ll all be dipping into the closets of the aristocracy to stay up to date this season. When it comes to fashion, it looks like you’ve got a choice between the uninhibited style of the 2000s and the Old Money aesthetic. #gracekelly #richlife #oldmoney #oldmoneylifestyle #richgirlcheck #gossipgirl #oldmoneyisbetter #hypergamy #polo #greekroyals #slimaarons #wealthy
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