I love the „old money“ look but people definitely forget that most inherited wealth was made through SUPER harsh and exploitative labor conditions, union busting, and slavery

the main difference appears to be that when new rich people buy their way into college, it's a scandal. when the old money do it, it's a legacy.

I think we're obsessed with old money because we'll never be old money. There's no limit as to who can be "new money" but old money will always be just those who were born into generational wealth.

I liked your point about interior design! Old money has historically meant that people inherit STUFF. Minimalism looks "relaxing" or "luxurious" only in a modern standard, but it is definitely a mark of new money rather than old

I was always told that “old money” families dressed in neutrals because they understood that being ostentatious would agitate the lower classes, who might threaten to disrupt the hierarchy.

There is a saying in the vintage fashion community that says, “vintage style, not vintage values” meaning that one may have an affinity towards the styles of the past without espousing the regressive values accompanying those outfits and hairstyles.

As a Canadian, the fact that you can get into a university because your parents went there is ABSURD to me. Like, dystopian alternate reality absurd

This was such an interesting video. I wonder if Gen Z's aspiration of the old money aesthetic stems from feeling burned out by "hustle culture." There was such an influx of influencers and entrepreneurs in the mid-2010s chasing brand deals, working to gain followers, creating businesses, selling merch, etc. that Gen Z grew up thinking they needed to be working on side hustle and creating their brand to achieve success and fulfillment. The old money aesthetic feels almost like an escapist sigh of relief-- a break from the hustle because you have generational wealth to fall back on.

The fact that the female side of the "old money" esthetic was born from a desire to look "smart" and not sexualize yourself makes it seems alot more appealing to me. Under normal circumstances if someone told me I dressed like a rich white lady id be deeply offended but I am down to appropriate the look of a 50s/60s era college girl attending some prestigious school and trying to change the world.

I was raised by my grandmother: a poor, non-white , illiterate woman. She was, tho, one of the most amazing seamstress I know and she learnt everything from second hand magazines that came with patterns. She couldnt even read and she learnt from the pictures. These magazines were mostly filled with what you would call "old money aesthetic" today, but for her, decades ago, it was what gave her confidence to walk on the streets even when hearing racist insults. I was raised having her teaching me how to dress "elegantly", so to me, when I see this trend, all I think of is my grandmother and how she would love for me to dress like that... haha. It is a bittersweet story but I thought I could share.

It's interesting that for the rich they can get away with being sloppiness and it read as a sign of not caring or having to much money to care. But being poor and sloppy is a sign of bad breeding or being really gross. Of someone with no taste

I remember when The Corpse Bride introduced me to the "Old Money" and "New Money" situation, I remember Victor's family, a newly rich family and Victoria's family, an old money family marrying off their daughter to a new money family in hopes of retaining their former glory since they've lost all their money and Victor's family marrying their son off of an old money family in hopes of getting in the high society, though the old and new money aspect of the movie wasn't showed enough, It did help me get an idea as to what old and new money is.

The movie Titanic first introduced me to this concept of "old vs new" rich. The "new rich" lady was the only one that was nice to Jack. She was also the only one upset about leaving her husband behind while on a lifeboat, probably cause she married for love instead of for money and the family name, like Rose was supposed to.

it needs to be said: Mina you are killing it with the topic related outfits every video

i think saying that the old money aesthetic is "kind of" built off of racism and classism is a gross understatement 💀

One thing I do like about the “Old Money” aesthetic is that it’s comprised of minimalist basics (white button downs, little black dresses, neutral tones, etc.), which means that they’re more versatile and people are likely to hold on to those pieces. Essentially, it’s a more sustainable/environmentally friendly trend than other recent aesthetics like “avant-basic” (although I know that trends are inherently unsustainable).

love the use of lana del rey to introduce the deep dive on old money aesthetic, i've seen it used in many tiktoks and since lana projects the essence of the "trashy west coast girl" dreaming about old east coast money (in the national anthem music video especially) it's a great illustration of how people into this aesthetic are trying to copy an image of wealth rather than what rich people actually are like

Funny how people treat new money worst than old money even though old money literally has a heritage of wealth that comes from exploiting the poor.

It’s interesting that we glorify old money, i think its mostly a way to drag new money and paint them as the lesser of two evils. Perhaps we feel more disdain for new money because of the flashier braggy nature of the lifestyle, or because it is just constantly in our faces (in our feeds). BUT MAYBE theres even a factor about how we are deep down kind of jealous of new money people for having easily acquired lots of money quickly and recently, despite having started from a place similar to us (they are somewhat in our competitive circle? of our society, “it could/should be me”), whereas old money just seems so out of reach we don’t even consider it a possibility and therefore don’t need to feel they are even part of normal society and causing harm to society or be an object of jealousy. They are in the realm beyond reality, in fairy tale levels of magical and mysterious…

Concerning the line about how "real rich people" just mend old shoes, it's worth mentioning that to me "mendable" a shoe has to be of good quality to begin with. A cheap shoe that looks like an old fashioned "dark academia" shoe cannot, usually, be mended and will fall apart relatively quickly. Same goes for clothes. And this is part of the inequality structure: when you're not wealthy, you need to buy more often. It's cheaper to be rich than it is to be poor.