Ladies, don't waste your money on these items.
I'm serious, you have to watch this video
because I'm going to share with you the items that I really think are a waste of money.
And if you watch until the end, you will know the number one item
that most girls go and buy immediately that I think is a total waste of money.
So make sure your watch until the end.
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Before I jump into these luxury items, I just need to explain one really
important thing and you really have to understand that I talk about high society,
the upper class and it's literally a big group of affluent people.
But in this whole big general pond of rich people, you have all kinds of
different communities and it's really a personal choice what community within
this community you want to be associated with.
My students, I tell them it's about your goals at the end of the day.
What do you want to get out of this journey?
So you have to kind of strategize that way but I teach more of a general approach.
I take a few things from let's say, the old money, the nouveau riche,
secret millionaire and billionaires and I kind of just put it all together.
However, if I had to choose, I will probably choose a community that are not
very flashy, that are more discrete and more elegant, and have good values and
act with manners, and sophistication.
And that's pretty much the high society that
I refer to when I speak in these terms. But you can, of course, choose differently.
So for this reason, those things that I'm going to mention now,
they are really applicable if you want to be somebody who is not acting very nouveau riche.
And now perhaps you will understand how I was thinking when putting together this list.
So let's start with number one and number one is
ready-to-wear fashion.
If you don't know what ready-to-wear fashion is,
it's basically those pieces that the designer presents on the catwalk.
You also have Haute couture but Haute couture is a little bit different.
That is more made to measure. Majority of the times, if you're buying designer items,
you're probably buying pieces that are not coming from the catwalk but they
are still high quality, still expensive and so on.
But the kind of runway pieces are more special and often times more expensive.
I would say, do not buy ready-to-wear fashion because it is a bit of a waste of money.
You can, of course, buy a few pieces if you love something, if you know that you will be
wearing this and definitely invest in ready-to-wear.
But oftentimes, it's something very seasonal, it's something that is just a trend currently,
maybe it's going to last a few seasons but not more than that.
And spending a lot of money on the catwalk pieces, it is a waste of money.
A lot of kind of nouveau riche high society woman might do that because it is of a statement but
majority of upper-class women that I know, they just find ready-to-wear fashion to be a waste.
And it's all about the mindset, it's all about which
community in the elite community you belong to,
the old money, the secret millionaire and billionaires.
They really tend to think in a way where,
be thoughtful of how you spend your money, even if you have loads of them.
Whilst the nouveau riche, they're more about making a statement.
So buying ready-to-wear sure it is a statement.
The only exception I would make are the fashionista women.
They don't necessarily need to be affluent but oftentimes,
they are if they're gonna afford ready-to-wear.
They would buy them
because they're collecting, because it's their job
or it's their hobby or did you see it as art.
That is something that is totally different.
I'm talking about women who are affluent or women who are striving to level up.
Don't waste your money on ready-to-wear.
Now number two on my list ladies, let's talk watches.
I am personally not a big watch, jewelry type of person.
I'm not even a big bag or a shoe lady either. But one question that I do get asked a lot,
what watch should you buy in the beginning
when you are just kind of starting your leveling up journey?
And the truth is that is my opinion. I don't think a watch or jewelry is actually
that important.
Surely some will disagree and depending on culture, you know it's really up to you.
In some cultures, let's say India, there you really make a statement with your jewelry.
Whilst let's say Northern Europe where I'm from,
who cares about jewelry?
Truly spend your money elsewhere.
I would say do not buy like a Chanel watch, Gucci watch, you know kind of
like a mid-range type of watch.
You have even lower-end watches like
Swatch watch, for sure you have like a Michael Kors watch.
Those are like, no!
Do not even go there.
I would say, if you are not yet of able to afford a watch that has a bit
of a better statement to them, then wait.
Wait until you can maybe buy
a Cartier watch, Rolex watch , Patek, whatever.
I mean of course all these watches,
they cost a lot of money.
And kind of designer watches like Chanel, Gucci, whatever,
if you compare them to these more established watch brands,
then they just feel like a mid-range watch.
And they don't really have any resale value and
it's almost like buying jewelry at Chanel or buying jewelry at Cartier.
It's the same thing. You rather buy a watch from Cartier
than you buy a watch from Chanel.
So for that reason, do not waste your money.
If you don't yet afford
any of these watches that I'm talking about,
just wait.
Patience is king.
Plus, it's not that urgent.
I don't think having a watch
or having a bracelet or earrings, I don't think it's an urgent thing to invest in.
But it's a personal choice.
I am more of a minimalistic person.
I don't really like to wear loads of things on myself.
So maybe I'm also a bit biased when I give this advice.
But that's just my two cents.
As I'm talking about jewelry, might as well continue this topic.
On my number three, I'm actually listing the Cartier Love Bracelet.
I'm also wearing it when it.
When it comes to Cartier Love Bracelet,
obviously it has become a bit too mainstream.
You can see it on everybody,
you don't even have to be affluent to wear it.
I've had issues with my bracelet.
The screws were coming off all the time and you know, for the amount of money it cost,
you feel, this shouldn't even happen.
But it does happen and a lot of people are complaining
that there are issues with this bracelet.
But if I can share my own thoughts on this bracelet,
it kind of has a little bit of
a meaning to it.
So oftentimes, your boyfriend or your husband
would buy you a love bracelet.
That's princess how it was in my case.
So for this reason, I think there's nothing wrong
with wearing a love bracelet.
I think it's a nice gift, it's something that I personally appreciate wearing because
every time I look at my Cartier bracelet, I always think about my partner.
But I personally don't think that you should go and buy yourself a love bracelet
just to have it as an accessory and status of wealth.
I think you can spend your money more wisely than that.
Unless it has a special meaning to you, this bracelet.
Don't waste your money.
Number four which is actually certain luxury cars that are just not worth the money.
A lot of people who are a bit nouveau riche, the first thing they do is
buying themselves a flashy car.
Now this is usually more common with men. But one thing that I've seen women do even worse
and this is more than what can I say, a little bit tacky woman if I can say so.
The one who goes and gets like a pink Porsche and it just look so incredibly cheesy.
They kind of think that it's signals wealth because
the colour is custom-made or something like that.
I would say definitely stay away from that.
You don't want to drive a cheesy car. I'm personally not a big fan of luxury cars.
I personally don't like sports cars.
I think they're uncomfortable, it's really hard entering a sports car.
They're really low, I don't like driving that low on the ground, I like to be high up.
A lot of people think that in order to put on their status and
be part of a society,
they have to have a Lambo, Ferrari.
Okay sure you can if that's what you want.
Like always purchase something you always dreamt of and always wanted, why not?
It fulfills you in one way or another.
But also take into account like why am i buying this?
I think we forget the whys sometimes and of course, we want to kind
of be associated and seen in a certain way and I don't necessarily think it's a bad thing.
I think it's a normal thing but I don't think always that
driving a Lamborghini is what's going to say that you have made it.
I personally think it becomes too much.
Again like with a pink car, it's cheesy, it's too stereotypical.
You want to be affluent and you want to have the status of an affluent person.
But you don't want to go cheese mode, right?
You want to have a bit of class to you and class is when you have status symbol
that is never too much.
And with cars, it can easily be too much.
Some cars less than others, it really depends where you, what your values are
and also what community you're part of.
Ladies number five, let's talk a bit of beauty.
Let's talk about luxury skincare brands and I'm talking now specifically brands
like La Mer, La Prairie, a cream from these type of brands can cost like 200.
Some can even cost like 400-500.
But I personally think because I have used
these creams, not really worth the money.
A lot of times, these brands, they actually have the exact same formula
of the product like a cheaper brand has.
You buy a formula from a skincare product that is doing well on the market.
It can be whatever price range, it can be lower, it can be mid,
it can be higher up and then you just add your own marketing to it.
So in the end with these brands, you're paying for marketing.
We automatically think that the more price we pay, the higher ingredients we will get,
the higher technology and research that will be behind these creams,
let's say or whatever it is that we're buying.
But actually, it's not and that's when we're fooling ourselves.
So that's why it's really important to educate yourself on what type of ingredients are good.
You have to kind of educate yourself with what are the filler ingredients like silicones or what are
actual ingredients that are there to actually make a difference.
When I say looking expensive, I don't necessarily mean that you have to go and
look nouveau-riche, no.
When I say we want to look expensive,
we want to look like a high-caliber woman.
So that was how I was thinking when I put together this cheat sheet,
How to Look Expensive
and it really caters to all budgets in mind.
So you can go to
www.Classycheatsheet.com
and you can download this cheat sheet and it is absolutely free of charge.
I also have a Masterclass connected to this cheat sheet
that you can just sign up for. So visit
www.Classycheatsheet.com
So what I wanted to say what looking expensive is that when people go travel,
they think that they have to buy Louis Vuitton suitcases,
If they want to be kind of elite travelers.
You have of course a lot of affluent people who have Louis Vuitton suitcases
but I personally would not buy a Louis Vuitton suitcases and
I don't think you should either.
Number one, it's a waste of money.
Number two, if you have the one where there's a light leather, it oftentimes just get
stained and looks horrible after a while.
And number three, you are really exposing
yourself for higher risk of getting your luggage stolen.
When I travel, I travel only with Rimowa luggage because they are truly the best.
They are so easy to roll, they are so durable.
What's really nice is that they're discreet bags.
So that's why I would never buy a monogrammed or like designer labeled luggage.
And when your luggage is being handled by other people,
the last thing you want is to drag any unnecessary attention.
Number seven and let's talk about my favorite Balenciaga Triple S shoe
or any other current seasonal trendy shoe.
Like right now, we have the Bottega Veneta one.
I'm kind of being a little bit sarcastic when I said my favorite
Balenciaga Triple S shoes.
I personally do not think it's really worth spending money
on very seasonal footwear that are super hyped, that everybody's buying,
wearing and raving about.
Some of these shoes don't even make sense to me
which is why I'm kind of making fun of this whole Balenciaga Triple S trend but
actually, that trend has now died and we barely see that show anymore.
Thank God!
Why waste that money for something that you cannot wear anymore?
This is not a sustainable fashion and this is why I believe so much in classic fashion
because it's a more sustainable way of consuming fashion
and you can just wear it season after season. You will never throw it away.
Number eight, the fur coat.
Now it's probably obvious why I am going to put fur on this list
because actually fur is not very fashionable anymore.
Coming out in a full fur, it's very kind of show off, very nouveau riche.
The Russians, they do it and they will probably forever do it. I get it.
Russia is cold but ladies you know, what's sustainable fashion with us being
more conscious of how we treat our planet.
Coming out in a full fur these days really makes you look like an idiot.
I'm sorry but you do.
I have explained in previous videos that I still use coats that have fur trimmings.
Yes, that's also bad but I'm not saying I'm perfect here. I personally think it's more extreme to
wear full fur, compared to a little bit of fur trimmings.
That's just how I reason but I'm not trying to say that that's okay.
I draw my line with full fur. It's not very ethical to wear fur these days and
thank God we're moving now more to a more ethical society.
Number nine ladies and actually it's a little bit also kind of trendy, kind of from the runway,
kind of seasonal, whatever but the kind of Prada headbands or the thick clip
accessory, some hairpiece that is currently so much in fashion and
everybody's wearing it, everybody.
Like when I went to Hotel Costes during Paris Fashion Week,
oh my god, all the kind of fashion victims sitting there
with their Prada headbands. It just looked ridiculous.
These items, they don't even stay for very long. They literally stay for a few months then
they're overdone and the reason why they stay so short time is because they are
so affordable, so accessible.
That the flame burns very strong, very big, very fast
and died very quick.
So of course, with the type of fashion like the Balenciaga Triple S shoes
it was a little bit more expensive
so the flame burned a little bit longer whilst the Prada headband okay,
it was 2019 and that's it.
Do not waste your money on these things and
especially don't go and buy one now. You are not going to be seen as high-fashion,
you will be seen as somebody who is behind fashions.
So spare your money.
So we have arrived to number 10.
I bet I will be getting some hate for saying this but
ladies the Chanel Flap Bag, it is so basic right now.
I need to tell you this, so I used to have a Chanel flap bag.
I don't even remember, those were many years ago I owned one and I decided
to sell it which I did because I just
saw everybody was wearing it and I felt nothing special when I wore it.
So a few years passed and was standing in the Chanel store and was thinking about
buying the Chanel flap bag in beige, actually.
And I was so close of just like
taking out my card and say, okay let me get it, it's classic, it will always last,
it will always be used and so on. But then I just looked at it and
I just felt so put off because everything that I was just seeing in front of me
were all these basic plain Janes and
nothing wrong with being a basic plain Jane ladies.
It's not about that.
I don't want to be judgmental but Chanel is a respected brand.
When you start seeing everybody wearing this bag,
Chanel branding is starting to decline.
You see and that's kind of what Hermes has been doing right.
But you know also everybody these days have a Hermes bag,
so their brand is also a little bit on the decline but not as much as Chanel.
I just think that buying the Chanel flap bag is probably one of the most basic
luxury items you can buy right now.
I don't think it's worth buying the flap bag that everybody's wearing and
you're paying like over five thousand for it
when you can buy loads of other nice bags.
There's nothing wrong with buying a Chanel bag.
I'm talking now the flap bag because it's just overly done.
I think if you're going to spend that much money then buy yourself a more unique piece,
something that not everybody's going to be running around with.
I will continue buying Chanel. I will just not buy the classic models,
at least not for now.
Maybe in the future or maybe if it's a very specific color.
Just the black one, the beige one, I think they're overdone.
All I want to say is that if you have this bag, wear it, do whatever you want.
But if you are thinking of buying it, I would recommend buying another bag.
Having said all these ladies,
don't be label obsessed, don't think that if you're going to be part of
the elite society, you have to do what the nouveau riche does.
Nothing wrong with doing a little bit of nouveau riche. I do some nouveau riche things you know.
It's normal. After all, I don't come from money. But I think that it's good to
move away from the label obsession, from everything has to be so bling-bling,
so showy, so in-your-face like. Let's move away from that.
That's why I talk so much about elegance on this channel because I went in with a mindset before.
Like, yes show off, show them you're rich. It's going to put you on the map.
But it really doesn't, it just makes you look so cheesy.
So I want to pass on this message to you and think about what you're spending on
and sometimes it's just not worth spending on those luxury items because you are just going to
end up looking cheesy, nouveau riche and is that really what you want
or do you want to be more elegant?
Ladies have you watched my video, These luxury bags are not classy?
I'm actually not mentioning the Chanel bag in there but I'm mentioning
loads of other bags so watch that video now and that will see you there!