Do some rich people only wear designer clothes? Like, is everything they have in their wardrobe designer, even down to their socks and underwear?

It's a question I've always had.

To clarify, I mean both old money and new money, from high-level millionaires to billionaires. And when I say designer, I mean across the entire spectrum. Not every designer brand is loud and famous like Gucci. What I mean is, do these wealthy people ever buy clothes, underwear, socks, etc., from stores like Walmart, Target, and other regular retailers, or is everything in their wardrobe designer?

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[–] 4 points 1 week ago

I knew a lady who owned a solid chunk of downtown Pensacola. My ex-wife and I would see her and her daughter at $.99 Sundays at Goodwill.

My first wife had a good friend who was filthy rich by her husband, still worked as a nurse and, like me, loved to brag about how cheaply she had scored her shoes and such. Saw her outside their beach condo one afternoon at Mardi Gras. She wasn't dressed fancy, but I bet she had a cool $50K in jewelry. Nothing ostentatious! More like, "That woman isn't wearing anything fake."

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