woo woo, new internet analysis! I've recently been overwhelmed by ridiculously big closet tours, so now you have to experience it with me. (CAPTIONS SHOULD BE UP SOON!) TIME STAMPS BELOW: 0:00 - intro 1:06 - the environmental impact 3:01 - shout out to thredUP! 5:33 - why do people watch these massive closet tours? 6:52 - obnoxious amounts of clothing 7:39 - fashion sense, brand loyalty, and taste? 8:46 - excessive accessories 9:12 - the collection element 10:25 - shoe collections 11:40 - bag collections 13:45 - limited space 15:21 - display your fancy possessions 16:11 - massive, custom built closets 17:30 - bonus rooms / elements within the closets 18:27 - running out of room 18:57 - rich people always getting free stuff 21:06 - do "new money" people like to brag? 23:51 - "I'm not bragging" disclaimers? 25:12 - possible hoarding tendencies? compulsive shopping?
Hey I think a good video would be to explore neo pronouns and their usage on the internet ect- it’s super prevalent for today and many people are upset or confused by them!
Thank you Tiffany! I love your content. I strongly suggest/ would like to see Jeffree Star completely removed from videos, even if it is relevant to the topic or hes the perfect example. People say he’s “uncancelable” but he needs to be gone from the public eye. He’s a terrible example of humanity and shouldn’t be an “inspo” to anyone, imo . Thanks again for the amazing videos, these must take so much time to research and edit!!
I watch them but not because I aspire to have so much stuff, but because with essentially unlimited money, they're collecting expensive junk. There's no sense of style or curation - it's everything under the sun
Was going to ask why they would ever want a “retail feel” to their closet because that would sound miserable to me but then realized it’s because most of them have probably never worked a retail job LOL
their idea of retail is very different as well. they’re not shopping at h&m or target, they’re shopping at those beautiful prada or chanel stores that have a very different environment
Even their high end real free is a souless place where your feet ache and you play happy nice with randos.... oh kinda like these tours. These women are playing store every day.
Jeffree Starr saying that when he was broke he would buy a purse worth his whole month’s rent gives me Carrie Bradshaw saying that when she first moved to New York and was broke she would sometimes buy the latest issue of Vogue instead of food because she felt it “fed her more” vibes
a mindful shopping youtuber once said "me practically having the money in my bank account doesn't mean that I can afford it" and it's so true. if you can't buy an unnecessary item without making sacrifices, you unfortunately can't afford it. I'm not trying to shame people who save up for a designer bag, but it really changed my perspective. luxury brands are living off of people pretending they can afford them.
In a town in Sweden that I lived in a while back had a "Clothing Library". Was very popular among us University students. You'd pay for a library card, like a subscription, and then you could borrow clothes from the library to your hearts content. They also had and operated their own dry cleaner. I know people borrowing amazing dresses etc for everything from formal parties to baby showers and the like. A genius idea!
I just find it shocking that these people, who are expected to like, never wear the same thing twice, their stylists haven't started introducing the concept of renting to all of their clients. like as a fashion nerd, I totally understand wanting to own pieces you have connections to and having archival fashion pieces, but if you are just wearing something once to wear it, RENT IT MY DUDE?! Why on earth aren't these stylists doing this..
@@terriej123 also, they usually make sure to have it altered so the clothes fit them perfectly, meaning they wouldn't be able to rent them to other people.
When you have so much friggin money that you have nothing else to do with it, why would you go through the inconvenience of having to wait for your item to arrive, when you can just immediately have it from it being stored somewhere in your closet?
Stylists are actually the ones renting or borrowing, mostly directly from designers and brands, but celebrities/influencers themselves are those who want to own that fancy stuff because it shows to others how rich and succesful they are.
"What's something that is classy if you're rich and looked down on if you're poor?" It's called "collecting" if you're rich, and "hoarding" if you're poor.
I mean, technically if you can't afford a big collection of something it's not a very good thing cause that's gonna be really bad for you in the long run.. if you CAN afford all of it and then some it wouldn't appeae as bad but I do get your sentiment.. a bunch of rich people DEFINITELY pretend their hoarding is just collecting
Closet tours are fun to watch. You think about all the things you would buy if you had millions of dollars. But when you realize that something as materialistic as a bag could pay for your mom’s breast cancer treatment, it burns a deep feeling of injustice. It makes you feel like your life is worth less than nothing.
The issue with your argument is that there is no (zero) connection between their shoe collection and your moms breast cancer. Even if they bought no shoes at all your mom would still have breast cancer. The real problem is that you are envious and want to be in their shoes (pardon the pun, lol)
They're not even fun. Most of these rich people sound obnoxious when they talk about their clothes, and their clothes are usually very ugly with a designer brand stamped on it
Lol I bought $15 “fake Docs”combat boots from Walmart and I rlly like them but my friends stay roasting me over it🤣 I’m like look I paid 1/10th of the price and they doin just fine leave me be damn🤣😂 Kind of shows people at all levels put a high emphasis on brand name products for the sake of them being brand name
@@user-zz2dr3up7j the shoe company‘s called “time and tru” lol. they’re pretty good, especially for the price but do crease fairly quickly in comparison to leather/vegan leather shoes. it doesn’t show up too much on the black ones tho lol. hope your ~friend~ likes them!
@@soulsearcher7077 I remember brand names being such a huge deal in school...and then we grew up and were broke and had to pay for our own stuff. Suddenly Walmart and Target clothes look just fine. 😆
The fact that those ugly purses are the same price as a HOUSE, BAFFLES me. I don’t think we realize HOW RICH the top 1% is until we see these freaking closet tours. But then again... I’m out here daydreaming about having a Steinway and Sons piano one day. Not buying a house, just a piano for me thx.
I’m not really interested in clothes, cars, or any other “luxury” items. But my one rich fantasy is having a large room with nothing in it but a huge grand piano! That’d be fun.
@@peterg7764 I can't play but imagine doing that, and having the conversion that records the real key movements of professional musicians. A piano just playing itself while you chill 😎
My materialistic goal is to have a small house with a huge vegetable garden, lilac bushes, rain barrels and compost bins. I basically want to be the ultimate hippie.
Lol same... literally in my wildest dreams, that's what I imagine. A cute little house that I can clean easily by myself, probably a dog and a cat, maybe a couple of horses
The hubs and I want to build ourselves a “hobbit hole” .. grass covered subterranean cottage with skylights and max cozy vibes, plus lots of space for plants and a few rescue farm animals 🖤✨
Me too! I just ultimately want to produce enough energy to sell back to the grid, grow my own food and live a quiet simple life on my own without having to work. Like be able to walk away from daily verbal abuse and know that it won't lead me into being destitute.
That was so good and perfect! Exactly what it is even from a personal perspective. There’s only a handful of things I actually use bc I’m too lazy to wash an excessive amount of clothes smh. (Every spring I do donate clothes tho and I’m buying less, so progress.)
I’m sitting here, thinking about how all of these “closets” (is it still a closet when it is an entire suite/wing?) are a dressed up, organized version of hoarding. Imagine my surprise when you shouted me out for talking about hoarding! 😅 Thanks for the support, and thanks for watching all those closet tours so that I never have to. 🖤🙏🏾
These closets show off that cold, sterile aesthetic that rich people seem to all be obsessed with so well. Millions of dollars and you're going to design a mcmansion so devoid of warmth and charm that just looking at it gives me anxiety. I would never.
YES!! I always said if i was rich i would buy a cute little apartment with a balcony, and a nice kitchen, i feel so lost in big houses, especially if you dont have a big family to actually USE it and make it liveable and warm
I thought the same thing like why have a big house and I'm never going to use half of it.... like unless my family will live idk... my mom taught me that having less is more
The only closet tour I’ve ever admired was my aunt’s, she has a walk in closet that’s separated into sections, casual everyday and also really glamorous vintage stuff that’s well loved and have a story behind it. Like my great grandmother’s hand beaded flapper dress, rows of well worn leather pumps that still look amazing etc. I don’t get the intense desire to have all new shiny things that have never and will never be worn. Outfits are beautiful not only cause it suits our taste, but it’s also because of the memories that we associate with it.
Oh how wonderful! I have clothes from my mother and step mother and grandmother and I've been stressing over whether or not to keep them... And now I feel downright excited to save them into the future!
The Himalayan Birkin looks identical to the piles of unsellable second hand vajazzled bags in charity shops and it's like an Emperor's New Clothes level of cognitive dissonance when these celebs pretend it's nice
Exactly. Especially in a world where there is so much poverty. This past week I was watching videos on UA-cam about people that live in extreme poverty in the Phillipines. The videos left me in shock. These people are so desperate for food that they collect and eat food leftovers from trash bags. Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe you have people like JLO with a closet full of jeans that she might only wear once. I remember years ago, her saying that she wouldn't let her twins wear designer clothes twice. Disgusting.
@@jo_verabradleyfan4743 Do you have the links to those videos? I'm from the Philippines and I always like to see how the world views our poverty. Especially since it's so commonplace here but so foreign to others.
@@jo_verabradleyfan4743 I live in a poor country and all I can say about these celebrities is that it's really not their fault. Even if they give to charities, the money most often never gets to the people whom it is ment for. There's a lot of greed and hatred in this world that even some of the less fortunate people whom you give money to hate you for it.
This video just made me realize that I actually don’t want to be rich. I think I will be more than happy with a middle-class lifestyle, this seems overwhelming. As much as I want to be able to get more clothes, I think I just want more money to curate a closet with higher-quality items. A large house seems way too much to deal with.
me too . for example with shoes rather than getting millions in multiple colours i would rather just have like 3/4 pairs of basic staple shoes such as white trainers, black boots and maybe some converse and then just wear that like all the time. It seems so stressful honestly to live with so much stuff everywhere and watch dust just develop lmao
Tbh I don't think there's much of a big deal with being rich unless you start getting into that "I need to show off" mentality. Many rich middle class people don't bother showing off because it's normal for them to have money so they even forget they've money. You'd forget it also. And once you're close to death you could just give that money to charity or smth
honestly, if I had that kind of money, I'd just have my clothes tailor made from high quality materials to my exact liking and knowing the labour will be paid fairly. i don't get what's so great about *brands* and especially flashy logos. flex culture makes me cringe.
That’s what I was thinking! I would search for a seamstress whose creations were my style and keep them working only for me for a ridiculously fantastic salary and benefits. They’d actually get to enjoy their life outside of work.
Yeah, I thought about it too. I am a person who heavily dislikes shopping for new stuff, especially if it's because it broke after few months of use. If I buy something I must need it and like it at the same time, I always think twice before purchase. Same goes for clothing. If I had the money, I would rather invest in a seamstress that would do it exactly how I like it and use quality materials that'll last me for a long time. Both of us would benefit - I would give them great salary and benefits, which is good for them and accually etical and I would get great unique clothing I like that'll last.
As an adult, I started shopping a lot. Even after I acquired a whole new closet basically, I kept shopping. It took me a while to realize that it was a reaction to being poor and not having nice things growing up. Being aware of that now, and already having a decent wardrobe, I've changed to only shopping when I need something.
Same here. I rarely had new clothes growing up. Most of the times I wore something others grew up from. When I started to earn money myself I was shopping sooo much, I couldn't stop buying clothing. Fortunately, I could stop myself. Now I spend mindfully, buy only ethical pieces of clothing and only the ones I really need.
This is so true. As soon as I started making my own money I wasted everything on clothes and expensive bags. I think the key is maturing and realize that stuff is not going to get you anywhere in life.
@@DD-wx1vl I should have said, "when I became an adult and started making money." But yeah, it just hit me that I was trying to fill this void, but no matter how much I bought, I felt like I needed more. I was never satisfied. Part of it was also, like Tiffany said, was that I had this deep seated fear that I wouldn't have those things if I didn't buy them right then and there, or that the things I bought would go away somehow. Anyway, I'm in a much better place now, and I hope everyone going through this is able to come out of it.
Geez, this is just one example of why no one needs to be this rich. After a certain amount of money, people don't know what to do with it and end up just buying more than they could ever use. So gross.
There really should be a cut off- when you become a billionaire, you're not allowed more money. The money automatically goes to public schools, social services (which is really underfunded) etc
@@user-jb7tq7ko7e If I ever become a billionaire I'm going to buy the smallest possible house and own the least amount of stuff possible to make a point.
I will NEVER understand why the Uber rich houses are cold and unfeeling, when they have to money to commission a literal castle with a library tower and secret passages.
because when u get that rich, ur entire existence becomes an advertisement trying to hustle and keep that wealth, status and connections. You become a billboard decorated with stuff you dont need to impress ppl u dont like and basically kill whatever that is true to you and stuff that corpse with whatever comes on the empty trends bandwagon. Old money is obsessed with hiding that wealth because they know the dangers of keeping all of that for no work except inheritance, and New money is obsessed with telling everyone that they started from the bottom now they here, which is the reason for these obnoxious closets and the middle class is obsessed with acquiring mass produced material things to pass as new money, which is why we have shows trying to make us aspire to be glorified hoarders. the best video explaining that is Opulence by Contrapoints
One hundred percent true because I would legit love a castle with a giant library and secret passages, it's kind of my dream of what winning the lottery would look like
This doesn't explain it but someone pointed out to me one that more expensive brands tend to feature subtler colours - e.g. olive, navy, beige - and budget conscious brands tend to have a lot more vibrant colours - candy red, yellow, sky blue. I can think of examples in apparel and food for example. It always sort of struck me as rich folk saying "Oh. Having fun or a personality is for the poor people" or something like that.
@@spriddlez Its because these brands are leeching off the new money desperately trying to pass as old money who are subtler and lifeless to hide their wealth.
@Everything Of Indian Cinema. but wouldn't it just be uncomfortable? especially if it's been a while since you got groceries so there's a lot you need to get
yeah lol.. actually i dont think she ever been to groceries store.. then she would know that she cannot wear these and carry 2 kilos potatos and another one bag of onions lol x)
I think that “celebrity culture” and the paparazzi also have an influence. Celebrities (especially women) have been absolutely evicerated by the media for wearing an outfit twice. That would be terrifying and must have at least a small impact on their habits.
I was thinking about this the whole time. I remember once watching a TV show, were the host was basically verbally harassing Selena Gómez for wearing the same clothes more than once (in the span of two years mind you, and it wasn't even for an official event or anything like that). I repeat, she was criticized for wearing her own clothes more than once! This surely must affect them, and influence their decisions when clothes shopping. I agree that it is excessive, but we have to consider the whole picture to fix and tackle this issue: they get critized for wearing clothes/outfits more than once and criticized for owing too much clothes. Obviously, not everyone falls into this category, there are almost always exceptions to the rule, but it is something to consider. Perhaps one solution would be selling/giving away the clothes after?
@@canacana7774 Now that I think about it, I don’t think there is any one way that women are supposed to act and behave. I think some people just like seeing women squirm and anguish trying to adhere to different ways of “being” and seeing them dance trying to cater to everyone. It’s literally a dance in which people are constantly changing the tune.
@@LoveAndSnapple Yes, there is inherent sexism in expecting women to never wear the same thing twice but men can wear the same suit to almost anything, 365 days a year
literally it’s really wasteful for people to have, like, these giant closets and huge amounts of clothes that they’ll probably either never wear or rarely wear. :(
@@mooma0912 luxury items can get more expensive in the long run because some luxury items are limited edition, made only by a certain creator or is an art piece by its own right.. because yea some luxury items aren't really clothes but rather artpieces hence why they are bizzare looking and minimally functional. It's definitelt an investment where the rich gets richer though
What really grinds my gears with these closets is that they tend to organise everything by colour and then you end up with a whole rack of brown shoes, which are all essentially the same shoe multiplied by 12, who needs that many brown shoes
Honestly if I could I would wear the same brown shoes forever, I hate picking new stuff 😅Same for clothes, id gladly always have the same stuff. i just hate shopping for clothes or shoes but i have neither the money nor space to do something like that: get multiple when i find something that is nice and practical
I cleaned houses for a while when I was between jobs and I was also a professional part-time houseplant nanny as a side gig to my last landscape job, and my favorite part was getting to be in the houses of very rich people. Money does not buy you taste, but what I also learned is that very wealthy people typically have a living room they never use and they also love to fill their houses with chairs. So many chairs. An amount of chairs that when you walk in their house you think, "wow I think I can see 20 different chairs in this open concept living space." Also one house had a master bedroom about as big as my entire apartment that was just a queen size bed and a 300 gallon tropical fish tank. I don't miss cleaning houses, but I do miss being basically paid to judge people's interior design choices.
I like clothes but can never understand the obnoxious, large closets. Like what a waste, imagine all the things that have never been worn or only worn once! Yeah, it’s your money, do whatever you want, but imagine the impact you’ll leave behind
At least they are inside of a closet and not in a landfill somewhere. Those clothes are already made and if not purchased they are going to end up thrown out
Same! Usually looking at clothes when I'm at the mall kind of soothes me (yup I'm def a product of capitalism). But seeing all those clothes in the closet stressed me the fuck out. Too much of a good thing
@@carmenpeguero580 The larger scheme of it is supply and demand tho. So long as there is rich ppl willing to pay any price for a material item just cuz someone somewhere gave it value and claimed you are the coolest person if you own this piece, there will always be more and more and more production. In turn, harming the environment and exploiting the laborers just so the ppl up top will be able to call themselves cool.
Minimalism to me literally is being conscious of my purchases and items and what they do for me, being purposeful with them. That doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy shopping and have my own Knick knacks and such, just that I’m thoughtful about the ones I do get
There is a you tuber call Curiousity Inc. who bought a hoarder’s house who was fashionista. Packed to the gills with boxes and crates full of vintage clothes. There was a few garbage bags in the attic eave that were full of 1970 Dianne Von Furstenberg wrap dresses. They had an auction. Of the jewelry they found….$300,000. Three moving vans full of clothes all sold to one vintage seller. Unfortunately the woman was very petite with size 5 feet. Designer stuff but also couture because her father was a tailor.
"they want their closets to look like retail spaces" ohh mine already does!! it looks like a goodwill! the clothes are old and kinda ugly and there's a lotta weird shit in there
Mine looks like a thrift store where nothing is sorted out before displaying it. So much of my stuff has holes or stains that won't come out. But I won't throw it out because "maybe I'll get it fixed sometime". But then there are also some gems where you wonder how this cute dress ended up between two torn shirts from 2012.
Can't help but think about how many people they could help with all that wasted money... I just think if you're struggling to find new ways to spend your money, you have too much of it. And that doesn't mean they aren't deserving of enjoying their success, but you have to question at what point does all this 'stuff' stop being fulfilling. Whilst there are people that can't afford to feed their children, these celebrities have millions in assets just collecting dust.
I've often wondered similar thoughts. Even years ago flipping through magazines seeing wealthy people with shoes and purses that cost more than I pay in rent. Maybe for people like Paris and the Kardashian/Jenners growing up without experiencing financial struggles they might not see things for being as ostentatious as they are. But for someone who was poor their whole life until suddenly they had money...like Jeffree or Shane...how can they justify the prices of Chanel lip gloss or designer shoes? Yes, I understand the want for these things. I thought I was over my label whoredom, but my reaction to a Victoria's Secret sale proved otherwise when I needed new undergarments. (Why pay $30 for a Wal-Mart bra when I can get one on sale at VS for the same price?) But I do not understand paying thousands or hundreds on one purse or one pair of shoes. I don't even feel comfortable spending $60 on a sweater when I can either hit up Value Village and get a few sweaters for $60 or wait until someone I know goes through their clothes. I don't see this mindset changing too much even if I came into mega millions. I'd still be stretching my budget, terrified of becoming broke again. No Birkin bag is gonna buy me a house; it would just make me a target for robbery.
@@gypsywoman9140 yeah I totally get that. I get so excited when I find designer things second hand for way cheaper even though I know the label means absolutely nothing lol. But the idea of dropping over $1000 on one thing, let alone hundreds of thousands is unfathomable??? I already feel bad that I can’t donate to people when I see them advertising their gofundmes when I work retail for less than $10 an hour, but these celebs see nothing wrong with building an entire store for millions of dollars worth of stuff that they’ll never even wear. And I’d be worried about getting robbed too, but they literally hire armed guards so I guess that’s just another thing contributing to their massive overconsumption 🥲
When someone could literally auction off one pair of shoes (or a handbag or a necklace used only once), and raise LIFE CHANGING MONEY, but they choose to keep it in a closet to show off on the internet, or to their friends... It just feels icky. There are people living on the street, dying because they can't afford surgery or medicine, going to school or work literally starving, unable to afford an education or to make ends meet... And then there is this behaviour. It makes me sad more than anything
I have told myself that if I am ever super successful, I want to make sure I donate to different organizations. I'm not a huge spender to being with, so that might be why. It's insane that people have massive closets of stuff they will never wear and cars they barely drive. Donate some of that money to people who need it!
completely agree. If I have a piece of clothing I haven’t worn yet I feel so much guilt about it, but I bet over half of the items have never been worn 🙃 Just selling one of those bags could put someone through college. I wonder if it’s pure compulsion to shop and they don’t think about what they already have at the time. It’s definitely a status thing as well. I think they feel pressured by each other to have more and more and so the bar keeps being raised.
I want one of those bookcases where you pull a secret book and it leads to a secret room like in the Addams Family and then it's a huge secret library like the one Beast gives Belle. That's my opulent dream.
@@choccymilkconnoisseur2775 literally, they don’t even use all of the skin. Birkin bags are the ugliest bags I’ve seen. It looks like it’s worth 34$ at rainbo
there's like a design/cost graph where things that are cheap are basically neutral because they're almost always designed for practicality, then as they become more expensive you add design flourishes that make the thing more stylish but eventually you just reach an event horizon where you've shoved too much on the thing but kept going and it's obscenely expensive but looks horrendously cheap and tacky.
Realistically, 80% of what is in a celebrity's closet is gifted to them. Especially an A-list Celebrity. Jlo did not buy all those jeans- designers, stylists and sometimes boutique owners will give it to them whether they request it or not.
Can they not then give them away? Maybe to friends or family if they don't want to straight up donate and they know that there's little likelihood of them wearing them. It still doesn't make sense to me to keep hundreds of jeans.
@@nbucwa6621 Yeah that can but that is how they end up with more jeans. JLo gets a pair of jeans and gives it to a friend (who is probably also rich). Jlo's friend then takes the opportunity to get rid of something in her closet and gifts Jlo something else, and so the cycle continues. The best things these people could do is either say no or just continuously donate the items. Maybe they can create their own thrift shops XD
@@YingofDarkness giving something to a person who already has a hoarding problem isn't sustainable, yes, but it's also not the only option for rehoming your stuff
Lmao you make a good point, but I think it's worth noting that there are different kinds of hoarding. One entails holding on to things that have sentimental value, from childhood toys, random bric-a-brac and items gifted by people now deceased. There are hoarders who love to collect and recycle bottles and containers, from empty packages that once held makeup to food jars. These are definitely less harmful hoarders. The "hoarders" in this video however, are more influenced by social pressures and a competitive desire for superiority via collection and accumulation of material objects. These people are materialistic, greedy and quite arguably insecure.
On the beginning you talk about how you're not a minimalist. Could you do a video about how minimalism is not accessible to the poor and why it propagates an idea that is only attained by the rich? Like, "you only need one pair of shoes", but one "good" pair of shoes cost 5x the price of a normal pair of shoes that will stop being good in a year.
Going to the thrift store is I think a lot more minimalist because there is a link between it and environmentalism and no resources had to be used for you to buy it. Minimalist brands just use green washing. Buying new will always be worse.
@@tomallsop yeah, but a thrift store is indeed, for the wealthy too. I'm from a Latin American country and we don't have those stores so no way of buying second hand clothes/furniture or be a minimalistic person. Sadly, everything has a but and its more complicated that it should be:(
Minimalism is absolutely accessible to the poor. I would know from experience. I’m not quite sure where you’re coming from. How much would you consider a reasonable price for a pair of shoes for your budget? I can guarantee I can find you a good quality pair of shoes within that budget that will last
I am average income person, introducing minimalism was the best thing I did in 2019. I genuinely saved 50% of my money which I used to spend on buying clothes, books, shoes every month. Dont go for the American version of minimalism. Check the Japanese way which is really interesting and plausible. Also the stress of cleaning up was completely gone.
@@alexandraclavijo8149 there is a difference between trendy thrift stores where you still pay 40 dollars for jeans or “genuine” thrift stores. I think just buying less clothing is always a positive change and I dont think that beating yourself up for not being able to get the title “minimalist” because of your circumstances is necessary!!
not only do they waste millions on things they don't need, they also waste money on terrible fashion choices which is just so obnoxious from a fashion lover stand point ahahha
Ikr? So Artless. It makes me nuts. Knowing how many truly creative visionary people who would deploy those resources in exciting and inspired ways... instead all the resources are funneled to a tiny few dingbats. And boy do they gatekeep. Reverse meritocracy.
They pay hundreds of dollars for luxury items that they really only find appealing because of its name but would they even like it if it were the exact same design but made by cheaper brands? Thr rich will keep feeding power into luxury brands because they want something to signify their wealth without considering their personal aesthetics and it’s sad...
It’s so weird how flexing / consumerism / materialism are so big in a time where minimalism / decluttering are so trendy too. Interesting dynamic to think about. Anyway, this was one of my faves so far. Great job!!
minimalism and the ability to be minimalist is also a massive show of wealth/privilege, so it makes sense. when youre a minimalist the undertone of it is if you need something they can buy it. when youre broke it is not wise to let go of things that could be used in the future for something else. things like clothes that dont fit you super well comes to mind- you have to keep a range of sizes in case you gain or lose a little weight because you cant afford to go buy new items when your body changes.
@@user-td1xl3cq7g I think minimalism is about only keeping what u need and what gives u joy. ppl think minimalism is just discarding everything to get that zen aesthetics, no ur not a monk and monks dont give a crap about aesthetics, u dont have to do that. Also I feel that minimalism have been misused by rich ppl who dress minimalist with the most expensive shirts and jeans and also flex the best cars, houses and tech. I think Marie Kondo method with minimalism is the best method. Keep the necessary items and what gives you joy only. people forget that reducing your storage size and tidying is more important than buying more storage compartment to hoard ur stuff like what the rich did. Furthermore, it would help poor families have more access to what is already in their homes. Cos they lose stuff in their home when they need that item, they end up immediately buy 2 or 3 more than what is necessary. That really helped me because I tend to misplace stuff back then due to unnecessary hoarding of 'What ifs', 'Just in case' and 'That might be still valuable' to the extent that I cant remember where the stuff I need really are. Thats what minimalism should be about. Managing and maximising your space and the stuff u need inside of it
people literally die because they can’t afford insulin, and rich people are like “hmm. interesting. but you know what the real problem is? i need to buy this bag that costs more than most american homes.”
If these people actually used a tiny portion of their money every month/year to help charitable causes it would help so much, but here I am unemployed and still donating to charities and they just litter the world with their stupid posessions..
@@solsthrash2603 it will be much better if rich people did not philantrophy acts, but not exploit people in the first place... charity exists because of exploitation and need :( take care of yourself
@Hi My Name Is Watch, this video will soon be littered with those "stop hating and just work harder lmao" comments. What's worse is, plenty of working class ppl claim that these leeches are an "inspiration" to others, that any one of us can make it to that standard of living if we just "try." They buy into the survivor bias but they're not even out of the woods yet themselves.
It's almost criminal to see how expensive some of that useless crap is...like how do you sleep at night knowing you have a closet the size of a city block while people are getting evicted from their homes and plunging into crippling debt from medical bills or college tuition?? Profound lack of empathy tbh
I'm not defending them. But It's not their fault that someone is getting evicted and having debt. That is guilt tripping and it's not healthy. That logic is like "I should feel ashamed that I eat 3 times a day and can afford some snacks if I wanted to because some people need to starve to earn"
Mystery Meme i get where you’re going here but I think eating is a human need and having a humongous closet is not. There has to be a line somewhere where it’s not morally right anymore to consume so much, even if that’s all gifts it rubs me the wrong way. This planet has limited resources 😔
I think the solution to social and economic issues is government investment and grassroots level community organizing. Eradicating or greatly reducing homelessness, eliminating most student debt and having a universal medicare system does not mean people will not have mansions and luxury goods. It seems counterproductive to link them and makes it seem like there's a zero-sum game going on between the rich and the poor and a gain for one necessitates a life altering change to the other.
ah, Drew Gooden noticed the same but with their living rooms. They have these huge usually beautifully designed living rooms that they never use because they tend to section off a smaller place of the house (as a living room) for a "cozier" feel. I don't think anyone would feel good having such a big closet, it's completely impractical.
"You have to remember this is 62 years of collection" - says Kris Jenner to justify her absurrrrrrrrd overconsumption. Also, is she expecting us to believe she started amassing this collection when she was like, 5 years old? Um, no. Seriously though, we need to stop aspiring to and normalizing this! It's not a collection to have a million clothes that you'll never wear more than once or fifty drawers full of eyeshadow palettes that will go bad before you can hit pan or the latest electronics every time something new is released. It's just wasteful.
@@sapphire3793 She did not start collecting Gucci bags, *adult women's clothing* and whatever else is in her absurdly huge closet at 3 years old. She only said that to justify her overconsumption in a short period of time.
Something else that would be interesting to think about when it comes to over-consumption (specifically of clothes, we don’t criticize men for their car “collecting” nearly as blatantly) is the obsessive and mostly critical focus on what women/black/gay people choose to purchase in excess. It’s like, I just want to hate on these people for buying a bag that costs more than the house I’m selling my soul to buy, but I find myself having to defend them because of racist/sexist/homophobic remarks in the comment sections of the videos, ya know? I do think your point at the end about coming from nothing makes you cling to the material as markers of success was really spot on. Capitalism runs DEEP, man. Great video.
Everyone’s different but I grew up pretty broke and I honestly cannot bring myself to recycle donate or sell any of my clothes even when I never wear them.
and i cant be the only one that finds it all so unbelievably TACKY right? like the shoes... its all the same high heel pair just repackaged in increasingly uglier and shinier colors
Some of them are so disconnected from reality. “Hahahaaaaa it’s not that bad, a Loboutin shoeeee, you can wear it anywhere! Useless bag for 10k, look how I made a funny, hahaaaa”. The flexing on the poor is what feels disgusting.
Why do you care if someone is spending money? It creates economic activity, in other words jobs, somewhere in the world. Are you opposed to people having jobs?
The idea of "old money" is hilarious. Imagine being so disconnected from reality that you're high on yourself specifically because you DIDN'T earn your wealth and deserve it even LESS than other rich people do
@@TimidAction I think old money are wiser than new money people. The new money has a ridicules obsession with Gucci logos, Birkins, VVS chains and Rolls Royce. Meanwhile old money tends to be more intelligent, educated (even if their way into etc. Harvard isn’t always the correct way.) but their vocabulary is much better, their fashion sense is classier, they see value in their collections, jewelry passes down in generations, companies passes down in generations. It’s political and respect. New money people have no sense of taste in anything whatsoever, although both sides has their ups and downs
A lot of old money don't flaunt it though. Most people who brag that they're "old money" aren't even really respected. I also think that even if old money like collecting things, they tend to be low-key about it and truly see the value and the history and the design that go into their collection--they're actually knowledgable about each piece they have instead of just trying to show it off.
I’d love for you to do a video on “perfect motherhood” content. I feel like a lot of those pantry and fridge organization videos falls under that category. Add to that fancy bento lunches with everything cut into adorable shapes and it’s already sounding very stressful. Maybe that’s why there’s also been a rise in “wine mom” content?
100%. I follow one motherhood and lifestyle UA-camr who’s a lovely person and a great mother, but she has so many containers upon containers, resulting in *ultra mega organization*, that she makes me feel inadequate simply through that. 😂 But by the same token, she has so many damn containers inside of containers....
Also like mommy (anyone else absolutely can’t stand that word?) shaming Like it’s already stressful enough having kids but having to deal with everyone thinking you’re a monster for sending little Bryliye and Loyndyn to school with lunchables or for not breastfeeding even if it’s medically impossible to do so or even (gasp) vaccinating is too much Are you going to like call CPS on someone because their little Preyslie’s birthday cake had sugar sugar in it and wasn’t gluten free?
@@tessmoffett5512 it's not her fault you feel inadequate that sounds like a personal problem. You have the power to decide what makes you feel inadequate or not.
I grew up in a hoarded house and there is an important distinction between mega-rich collectors and people with hoarding disorder. HD is a mental illness and typically stems from multiple factors, such as childhood environments, poverty, neglect, and as you mentioned, unaddressed trauma. It's treated similarly to substance abuse, particularly because the hoarding behaviors are both coping mechanisms and are self-soothing behaviors- they accumulate without intention and to avoid confronting the painful emotions they're avoiding by accumulating stuff. With collectors and celebrity closets, their material accumulation is much more intentional and discerning than the vast majority of people with HD, who will hold onto anything from their parents' vintage purse to actual, literal trash. It's a compulsive behavior rather than a show of wealth - any child of a hoarder can talk about "doorbell dread"; many of us, and including the hoarding parent, were too embarrassed to let ANYONE see what kind of conditions we were living in.
I agree! We need a distinction between the medical condition of hoarding and resource hoarding, both are damaging but as you describe the reasons and impact are different.
Yeah i see your point, a criteria for most mental illnesses is suffering. However, diagnostic criteria of hoarding is the constant need to accumulate items and huge problems of throwing things in the trash. Just because those people own expensive things and pay assistants to organize and color code, these criteria may still seem relevant (and the costs are real). Imaginge they wouldn't have all that money anymore, then maybe, this issue would become more of a burden. I wouldn't diagnose anyone from far away but i can see why this topic comes up in general. Its kinda weird how such diagnoses depend on your context (like in other cultures this behavior would be seen as extreme hoarding but in high class circles this seems to be normal and something you can brag with).
All I can think of is how guilty I would feel to have the world’s largest private collection of Hermès bags when I could literally be opening and funding homeless shelters across the globe.
Exactly what I thought. Thousands on their state arw sleeping outside in the cold or heat amd these out of touch un compassionate people spend too much on themselves. Not against splurging abit on yourself wjen you're rich but this is just exasperating
same i dont understand how they dont feel so guilty that they live such a life of luxury when some people have nothing at all, are they seriously that out of touch with reality? i guess so
also Heart is a really nice person she decluttered her clothes to start a project that will give tablets to student to help with their online learning (sorry for bad english)
She's actually a great person. She likes to thrift too, promote local products and sell the clothes she doesn't use anymore 🥰. She also cleared out half of the closet to finance her project to give tablets to students affected by the pandemic ( english is not my first language so please excuse any grammar mistakes).
2020 made me realise how useless it is to own wardrobe full of clothes since we mostly stayed at home. Those materialistic lifestyle are just people trying to project a perfect image to the society.
I have seriously rotated between the same six shirts, two dresses, and three pants for an entire year. I haven’t bought new clothes for myself in years, but I could still donate 80% of what I already have and be just fine. 😂
@@tessmoffett5512 yeah I got you cause sometimes I feel the same way too 😂. If the clothes aren't in any bad shape then we usually give them to local charities. Otherwise they'll be used as rags
@@tessmoffett5512 I've been the same way for a year now lol! I wear the same 5 anime/band shirts, basketball shorts, and pajama pants lmao cause there is nowhere to go
Interesting point. I guess if someone is a collector, it would make sense. There are rich people who collect art, so why not clothes? Honestly, if I was insanely wealthy, I would curate a collection of 20th century clothing and make my entire home like a museum for those pieces. The majority of people doing these 'tours' are not collecting anything genuinely though, especially not the items filling their expansive 'closets'.
He's a scene kid tho, so, I kinda like that at least some of his stuff is unique and weird. Having a wall of identical blue jeans or other basic stuff is way more mentally oppressive to me.
The amount of jeans seriously gave me anxiety. These celebs swear they’re philanthropic but look at how much more they spend on shit they don’t even use. I know it’s their money and they earned it or whatever but at least balance this spending with giving money or resources to people who are in need and will utilize anything you give them.
Don't you love how even if the item looks absolutely horrible, as long as its super expensive, these rich people will love it and act like it's so beautiful. It's actually pretty sad.
I know what you mean. I’ve seen so many photos of celebs in ugly, expensive clothing items, things I wouldn’t be caught dead in. Too many of them dress like colorblind hobos who just happened to have bottomless bank accounts. 😂 Looking good has nothing to go with wealth- a great sense of style and good taste are free!! (Sadly a lot of people just aren’t born with those gifts.)
The fact that she frames the pieces she loved and was gifted is actually really sweet. It's very interesting how perspective changes when you have space and money
My dad grew up much poorer than he is now, one thing I’ve noticed is he’s always insanely stocked up on hygiene products and food and beverage, like my dad was toilet paper stocking before the rona even hit and made it cool, some might say oh you don’t have to go to the store as much than, or it’s a bit cheaper to buy in bulk, and that may be a part of it, but I think really my dad grew up not having everything he needed all of the time, so he takes comfort in having a large stock things around.
YES! My mom was the same way and I always gave shit to her about it. I instantly regretted it when she died from cancer before rona hit and people were buying out toilet paper of all things. I miss her and now I've gotten into the habit of buying useful things while they're on sale cause it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it at all. Especially with non perishable items
Like I said in the “World’s Biggest Closet” video, seeing a 3-story closet filled to the brim with thousands of articles of clothing and accessories they couldn’t possibly utilize in a single lifetime just convinces me that these people are just hoarders with space.
yo this shit literally gives me anxiety even seeing all that stuff especially with the Stark lighting and white walls makes me want to hide my head... if I had a closet it probably would look like a hot topic..😭😭🤣🤣
I think people can decide on what they want to do with their money. Maybe some of us could say these words just because we don't have that amount of money, and the question is would you do the same or you continue to do your same shit.
@@28_savage67 I feel like if I had the money I wouldn't spend it on clothes. Main things I want are classic video games so I'd prob have a sick game room. And then after I got all the games I wanted I have no idea, probably start a charity or something. But let's be real I'll never have that money lmfao
@@28_savage67 If I had their money, I would for sure have expensive stuff that fits my taste, but having a 3 FUCKING STORIES CLOSET is not on my plans for the future at all. We should call out these people just like we do with extreme hoarders
@@soccerruben1 I think it is true BUT not all consumption is equally unethical and it is 100% possible to make more ethical choices within the system that we currently have.
@@toastbread3003 Thank you. It's seriously so fucking annoying how people have started using it as some sort of scapegoat, as soon as they're called out on their extreme spendings on fast fashion they go on about the "no ethical consumption" bs simply because they want to spend hundreds of dollars on huge amounts of fast fashion without the backlash. Sure nothing is perfect, but there are levels to it. Not all brands are equally as bad.
I've noticed its an ugly looking purse. The alligator skin gives it a blotchy whitish-yellowish appearance that really doesn't suit my tastes at all. Sometimes, I think that these luxury labels that market to the rich really don't have to design something that looks good, just something that is expensive and eye catching so that the proud owner can show it off.
As a crazy book/manga collector myself (like books in boxes, in closets, on two full length shelves, piled on dressers) I can understand the obsession with organized grandeur to a t. Looking at bookshelf tours used to be something I’d spend endless hours on, and honestly I totally bought into the buying books for the sake of them. It was only when I finally started donating books for space that I realized how many I bought for the sake of them. It opened my eyes to the idea that, even if I wasn’t collecting designer bags, I was still buying into capitalist and consumer culture. It was really eye opening and this video tapped into that feeling a lot
Rich ladies: In a fire, I would save this expensive handbag. Last year, there was a fire in my apartment building. Know what I grabbed before leaving? My cat and my everyday purse since that's what was out and easy to grab as I was leaving. I thought my wallet would be in that purse, but it wasn't, so that wasn't good. I have a few designer pieces, but I grabbed none of them. I just needed to get out of that building as quickly as possible.
@@menopriezvisko94 He didn't like being quickly shoved into his carrier and having to stay over at a friend's place for the night since our unit got smokey and had to be aired out. But he was happy once we were able to return the next day.
@@hannahtikvah i hope no damage was done to life or none of your precious memories got harmed. To me, the most tragic "object" to lose would be the pictures I took with my family on trips and stuff . They have a high sentimental value to me lmao...but of course , saving your and your loved ones life always comes first 💜
I’m very late, but I find the whole thing very interesting. My grandmother had hoarder tendencies, because she grew up during war time. Because resources were so scare, she reflected that later in life by hoarding literally everything. It was very sad to watch her mental state deteriorAte, and the hoarding to get worse and worse
This all reminds me of Barbie's closet in Barbie Life in the Dream house. They make fun of how it takes multiple days to walk from one end to the other and she has a whole yogurt shop and jacuzzi in her closet. It's great.
They also have an episode where she has so much stuff in her closet that she almost ripes the world so she has to dial it down but it hard for her. That episode also give me those celebrity vibes. 😐
... Socially glorified hoarding is still hoarding, IMO. If even the richest celebrities acknowledge that the practical use of their "closet" is limited to the same rotation, the motivation to have the rest is.. what, exactly. What HEALTHY reason is there to own that much stuff?
I've basically been waiting for this video ever since Kylie Jenner showed Stormi's closet in that one video. The kid wasn't even born and had like, what, 6 rows of tiny baby shoes to choose from. It was just so weird to me that they had to commemorate the amount of clothes they got her - is that really how you show love under capitalism? It's kind of heartbreaking to think about that kid growing up and being taught this is how life is supposed to go.
Specially when babies literally outgrow their clothes fast af, like, why would you buy so much clothing for a baby that won't fit in them in what, a month??
Hihihi... I am not a rich person, but I do not still have any of my shoes from the 90's. I gave them all away... 😊 Why would a super rich celebrity like Mariah keep such old shoes?
@@marionsudewo8670 memories. Also Mariah Carey was in an abusive relationship for a long time to her first husband. He controlled what she wore and a lot of aspects of her life. After she got divorced from him her style changed. I think she has a lot of shoes and clothes due to that traumatic experience. For her clothes and choosing them are a form of freedom.
I find it interesting how consistent the closets are between everyone. So many people have the same bags, the same shoes, etc. There is so little individuality and personality in these items they take so much pride in. Even the layout and styling in their "closets" is so similar! I feel like if I had that type of wealth I would try to get custom items from smaller designers or creators that really fit my personality instead of just being yet another person buying 50 birkin bags
I loved watching Marie Kondo’s show on Netflix because of how she goes to different income homes and different like situations/family dynamics then just the rich
i understand the “loving fashion vs loving brands” thing because in one, the person has a genuine passion and excitement for each piece, and they’ve intentionally and carefully acquired things like a true collector, while in the other it’s just getting all the things as quickly as possible
I love Hermès scarves. They’re wonderfully made, absolutely gorgeous, and the big ones made of silk and cashmere actually keep you warm. I treated myself to two of them (one solid, one print), and they’re my favorite scarves ever. Framing them is the DUMBEST thing ever. They’re functional, not artwork, and they don’t go up in value over time.
Yeah, that was actually the most relatable part. Just, the inevitable 'oh, she has scarves, maybe she'll like another scarf' gift idea that turns into a deluge of unwanted scarves, so now she has taken the opportunity to point it out on the most public platform available (possibly in the hopes that it might make people reconsider yet another scarf gift).
@@kimberlyoldschool the comments about "investment" were hilarious, it was like listening to an uncle tell you the battered vinyl copies of albums they treasure will be worth a fortune one day. Or god, Beanie babies. And they mutter about how some are deeply sentimental but the one bag they'd rescue from the fire is always the one full of diamonds.
I work as a nanny and my boss LOVES collecting luxury bags. Since I started working for her she's gotten at least 7 new Birkin bags. I know it's her money and she can spend it however she likes, and I don't want to sound ungrateful because I do get to live in with them and they are a lovely family, but the fact that ONE of those bags costs more than I make in an ENTIRE YEAR makes me lose my mind a bit.
Having worked in wealth management for years, I can honestly say there is a big difference in spending habits of "old money" vs "new money" (or nouveau riche). Old money is used to wealth and are not impressed (as much) by expensive nice things. They don't ferociously shop. They are into custom made, quality made as opposed to quantity. Everything they own is tailored made for their lifestyle and serves purpose. They truly don't hoard. They also have lifestyles to which all those fancy dresses and suits will actually get used! We had a client who had 3 Patek Phillip watches: one for daily use, one for sport use and one for formal events. All custom made. He could afford 50 Rolex watches if he wanted, but quality not quantity. What we are seeing on You Tube is New Money. You wouldn't dare see someone of Old Money flaunting on You Tube. There is a reason even when you see these Christie's real estate videos that owner's privacy is #1. They also keep a low profile for safety.
I work in a consignment shop and there’s one lady who mails items in from another state and they’re always custom tailored pieces from a few high end labels that no one who shops with us recognizes. They never look super special. Often multiples of the same item in different colors (and sometimes the same color) but just one of those pairs of plain white pants or just one of those unassuming looking (but often made of quality materials) tunic length tops with a spot of color on the sleeves would run you about $600 new. Every time we get a box from her, I’m like, “This is an old money person for sure.”
Kelly Hermes looks so much classier than Birkin and yet it's not as popular. Plenty of bags in the world and yet people buy the same, it reminds me - toutes proportions gardees - mcdonald...
@@madelein3167 thank goodness there were my grandmothers who influenced my taste, and they both had a sense of timeless style, one being a tailor herself to boot. None of them would buy a gucci bag, thank goodness :)
For the average or poor person, we are shamed for buying wants. We are brainwashed that saving or only making "prudent purchases" will build wealth when in actuality exorbitant wealth is built/retained by either the exploitation of others or through special means with information that is inaccessible to the average person. At a certain point of net wealth, rich folks have bought out the need to be practical - buying a 15,000 bag is not going to hurt them financially rather it will indicate that they belong in a special class.
seriously. i have immense guilt over buying nice things (i bought some birkenstock clogs and felt horrible abt it because they were over 100 dollars). this guilt about owning this much stuuff would eat me alive
It's an interesting point. If a regular person had this many clothes, it'd be deemed hoarding. But because it's expensive and they actually have the room to neatly store it, it becomes 'aspirational'
The crazy part is those birkins being stored like precious jewels, when Jane Birkin herself used hers everyday and was so beat up 😂 having an old birkin like that is a style staple I want someday
Old money isn’t better, but they certainly know how to fly under the radar. That’s the real difference. Old money knows that the best way to keep your money/lifestyle is for no one to notice you
Absolutely. Also, she mentioned how those in show business who are old money tend to be more ostentatious, which I don't think is true. There are many old money folks in the industry who are not ostentatious with their wealth, mainly because most of them aren't talent, but producers, execs, etc. Those in front of the camera still tend to be "new money". The Kartrashians are definitely new money.
I actually know an old money person who lives in this town but she drives second hand cars and lives well below her means. You wouldn’t know she’s filthy stinking rich by looking at her.
Not necessarily - I know “old money” people who also love designer. Heart Evangelista comes from old money and she def doesn’t fly under the radar. Again it all depends
I worked with rich people. Old money people are posh. They're used to money. Got their manners from their upbringing . They will be polite. - People who became rich, ain't. Got no manners, big mouth, no respect.
Also, really old money really came up on their own ingenuity and hard work, and traditionally engage in philanthropy on a greater scale than new money, and more discreetly. I am neither and am not romanticizing old money, but if it were necessary, can you imagine most of the people in this video building schools, hospitals, or libraries with their wealth? I can't.
It's still good for tax avoidance. Such items don't give you earnings like the stock market or have property tax. If your money is just in your bank account, fees and inflation will just decrease the value over time. Also, many banks only guarantee giving you back 10k-250k if they go under and managing multiple bank accounts if you are a multimillionaire is a hassle. Oh, those poor rich people! We can only help them by eating them!
@@ononono7016 First reading your comment I was like... too many intelligent words for a poor person like me... but turns out we are kindred spirits. eat the fucking rich! too bad they don't taste good....
It is most definitely NOT an investment! If you took the 10K spent on one of those bags and put in in a high interest CD or invested it into a fidelity or vanguard money market account you would have twice as much money from the cash investments than you would after selling you handbag. They are full to the brim with shit.
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TIME STAMPS BELOW:
0:00 - intro
1:06 - the environmental impact
3:01 - shout out to thredUP!
5:33 - why do people watch these massive closet tours?
6:52 - obnoxious amounts of clothing
7:39 - fashion sense, brand loyalty, and taste?
8:46 - excessive accessories
9:12 - the collection element
10:25 - shoe collections
11:40 - bag collections
13:45 - limited space
15:21 - display your fancy possessions
16:11 - massive, custom built closets
17:30 - bonus rooms / elements within the closets
18:27 - running out of room
18:57 - rich people always getting free stuff
21:06 - do "new money" people like to brag?
23:51 - "I'm not bragging" disclaimers?
25:12 - possible hoarding tendencies? compulsive shopping?
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Hey I think a good video would be to explore neo pronouns and their usage on the internet ect- it’s super prevalent for today and many people are upset or confused by them!
Thank you Tiffany! I love your content. I strongly suggest/ would like to see Jeffree Star completely removed from videos, even if it is relevant to the topic or hes the perfect example. People say he’s “uncancelable” but he needs to be gone from the public eye. He’s a terrible example of humanity and shouldn’t be an “inspo” to anyone, imo . Thanks again for the amazing videos, these must take so much time to research and edit!!
SOMEONE FINALLY SAID IT. We need to stop "aspiring" to be fancy hoarders. Just because it's organized and expensive, doesn't mean it's not a problem.
Love you channel girl!
yes!! my thoughts exactly
I watch them but not because I aspire to have so much stuff, but because with essentially unlimited money, they're collecting expensive junk. There's no sense of style or curation - it's everything under the sun
Yup like it's hoarding but in fancier package
So incredibly wasteful.
When you said "most people would love to have a decent sized closet"... meanwhile, I'm in New York and would love to have A closet 😭
Mina! :D
I love your channel 💖
Id like to have more than just a dresser
My whole apartment is the decently sized closet 😢
Mina! I love your videos! 💕💕
Was going to ask why they would ever want a “retail feel” to their closet because that would sound miserable to me but then realized it’s because most of them have probably never worked a retail job LOL
their idea of retail is very different as well. they’re not shopping at h&m or target, they’re shopping at those beautiful prada or chanel stores that have a very different environment
@@aimee-hyj but are still pretty much horrible to work at. 🥲
@@smalltalklevelzwei5840 well, they'll never have to see that part of it because they'll never have to work a retail job
Even their high end real free is a souless place where your feet ache and you play happy nice with randos.... oh kinda like these tours. These women are playing store every day.
increase the retail feel of the experience by hiring a handful of teenagers and young adults to walk around and look stressed
Jeffree Starr saying that when he was broke he would buy a purse worth his whole month’s rent gives me Carrie Bradshaw saying that when she first moved to New York and was broke she would sometimes buy the latest issue of Vogue instead of food because she felt it “fed her more” vibes
Yessss totally agree
im like 99% sure that’s just an eating disorder
@@nikkilol lol yeah
a mindful shopping youtuber once said "me practically having the money in my bank account doesn't mean that I can afford it" and it's so true. if you can't buy an unnecessary item without making sacrifices, you unfortunately can't afford it. I'm not trying to shame people who save up for a designer bag, but it really changed my perspective. luxury brands are living off of people pretending they can afford them.
Whyyyyy didn't she just go to the library?? Libraries have magazines! You can read them for FREE.
In a town in Sweden that I lived in a while back had a "Clothing Library". Was very popular among us University students. You'd pay for a library card, like a subscription, and then you could borrow clothes from the library to your hearts content. They also had and operated their own dry cleaner. I know people borrowing amazing dresses etc for everything from formal parties to baby showers and the like. A genius idea!
That sounds amazing :o
That's awesome
I would love that!!!
Tool libraries are a thing too! Communities can share things like sewing machines, lawn mowers, etc.
Härligt koncept! Vilken stad?
I just find it shocking that these people, who are expected to like, never wear the same thing twice, their stylists haven't started introducing the concept of renting to all of their clients. like as a fashion nerd, I totally understand wanting to own pieces you have connections to and having archival fashion pieces, but if you are just wearing something once to wear it, RENT IT MY DUDE?! Why on earth aren't these stylists doing this..
Joshua Hodgson Stylists work with designers & designers need us to buy their stuff (at retail price if possible).
@@terriej123 also, they usually make sure to have it altered so the clothes fit them perfectly, meaning they wouldn't be able to rent them to other people.
Actually celebrities “borrow” clothes from designers all the time, especially jewelry for red carpets.
When you have so much friggin money that you have nothing else to do with it, why would you go through the inconvenience of having to wait for your item to arrive, when you can just immediately have it from it being stored somewhere in your closet?
Stylists are actually the ones renting or borrowing, mostly directly from designers and brands, but celebrities/influencers themselves are those who want to own that fancy stuff because it shows to others how rich and succesful they are.
"What's something that is classy if you're rich and looked down on if you're poor?" It's called "collecting" if you're rich, and "hoarding" if you're poor.
well said
How do the wealthy shame other people? "It's in poor taste".
Or "investing."
I mean, technically if you can't afford a big collection of something it's not a very good thing cause that's gonna be really bad for you in the long run.. if you CAN afford all of it and then some it wouldn't appeae as bad but I do get your sentiment.. a bunch of rich people DEFINITELY pretend their hoarding is just collecting
Literally said this as I was watching. Just like gambling is looked down upon but buying stocks is ok.
Closet tours are fun to watch. You think about all the things you would buy if you had millions of dollars. But when you realize that something as materialistic as a bag could pay for your mom’s breast cancer treatment, it burns a deep feeling of injustice. It makes you feel like your life is worth less than nothing.
God, yes. Definitely. It's so disgusting how those people are living in a whole different reality. No shame.
The issue with your argument is that there is no (zero) connection between their shoe collection and your moms breast cancer. Even if they bought no shoes at all your mom would still have breast cancer.
The real problem is that you are envious and want to be in their shoes (pardon the pun, lol)
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They're not even fun. Most of these rich people sound obnoxious when they talk about their clothes, and their clothes are usually very ugly with a designer brand stamped on it
Yes these people fucking gross me out tbh
$1,500 each on shoes....and I'm butt hurt having to pay $150 for docs (still expensive in my eyes), but that's like a small sliver in their wallets 😂🤯
Lol I bought $15 “fake Docs”combat boots from Walmart and I rlly like them but my friends stay roasting me over it🤣 I’m like look I paid 1/10th of the price and they doin just fine leave me be damn🤣😂 Kind of shows people at all levels put a high emphasis on brand name products for the sake of them being brand name
@@soulsearcher7077 What’s the brand name? :3 (Totally asking for a friend)
@@user-zz2dr3up7j the shoe company‘s called “time and tru” lol. they’re pretty good, especially for the price but do crease fairly quickly in comparison to leather/vegan leather shoes. it doesn’t show up too much on the black ones tho lol. hope your ~friend~ likes them!
@@soulsearcher7077 i remember that brand! payless used to sell their shoes a lot lol, still got some shoe boxes from them from years ago
@@soulsearcher7077 I remember brand names being such a huge deal in school...and then we grew up and were broke and had to pay for our own stuff. Suddenly Walmart and Target clothes look just fine. 😆
The fact that those ugly purses are the same price as a HOUSE, BAFFLES me. I don’t think we realize HOW RICH the top 1% is until we see these freaking closet tours. But then again... I’m out here daydreaming about having a Steinway and Sons piano one day. Not buying a house, just a piano for me thx.
Aww, I hope you get your piano someday. I would like a house though, I would literally saw off my own arm to have a house lol
The piano is dope though, it's art.
Unless you don't play, then you're on the list 🤬
@@5thgearouttahere of course I play. I’m in love with piano. I would love my Steinway more than my first born lmao
I’m not really interested in clothes, cars, or any other “luxury” items. But my one rich fantasy is having a large room with nothing in it but a huge grand piano! That’d be fun.
@@peterg7764 I can't play but imagine doing that, and having the conversion that records the real key movements of professional musicians.
A piano just playing itself while you chill 😎
My materialistic goal is to have a small house with a huge vegetable garden, lilac bushes, rain barrels and compost bins. I basically want to be the ultimate hippie.
Lol same... literally in my wildest dreams, that's what I imagine. A cute little house that I can clean easily by myself, probably a dog and a cat, maybe a couple of horses
The hubs and I want to build ourselves a “hobbit hole” .. grass covered subterranean cottage with skylights and max cozy vibes, plus lots of space for plants and a few rescue farm animals 🖤✨
What a dream 😍🥰
Me too! I just ultimately want to produce enough energy to sell back to the grid, grow my own food and live a quiet simple life on my own without having to work. Like be able to walk away from daily verbal abuse and know that it won't lead me into being destitute.
Do I see a hippy culture revival in the future, like again? 🤔 But I think this thread is a shoutout to cottage core life ✌️
This is basically the modern day human equivalent to a dragon sitting on a hoard of useless gold.
This comment is underrated.
Let’s make a new term. “Smauging”
Love that image, so accurate! I ll keep that in mind, thank you!
That was so good and perfect! Exactly what it is even from a personal perspective.
There’s only a handful of things I actually use bc I’m too lazy to wash an excessive amount of clothes smh. (Every spring I do donate clothes tho and I’m buying less, so progress.)
No: Birkins & Kelly's are INVESTMENTS that you can use.
Birkins appreciate faster than gold & the stock market.
I’m sitting here, thinking about how all of these “closets” (is it still a closet when it is an entire suite/wing?) are a dressed up, organized version of hoarding. Imagine my surprise when you shouted me out for talking about hoarding! 😅 Thanks for the support, and thanks for watching all those closet tours so that I never have to. 🖤🙏🏾
That's a perfect comparison.
Loads of lifestyle trends are just gentrified poverty. What is a tiny house but a trailer with a good PR rep?
I was thinking about yours and kim's videos the whole time. 😆
When poor people have too much stuff it's hoarding. When you're rich it's collecting.
Omg, angel!!! I was thinking the same thing 😳
“This just looks like hoarding but make it rich”
These closets show off that cold, sterile aesthetic that rich people seem to all be obsessed with so well. Millions of dollars and you're going to design a mcmansion so devoid of warmth and charm that just looking at it gives me anxiety. I would never.
Yes exactly!!
Okay I feeeeel this. I get so uncomfortable looking a super nice house because ik id never fit in lol no thanks
YES!! I always said if i was rich i would buy a cute little apartment with a balcony, and a nice kitchen, i feel so lost in big houses, especially if you dont have a big family to actually USE it and make it liveable and warm
Literally I don’t know how they feel comfortable in their own house
I thought the same thing like why have a big house and I'm never going to use half of it.... like unless my family will live idk... my mom taught me that having less is more
Random but this green makes your eyes POP
Her eyes are so pretty!
IKR I keep just getting mesmerized by her eyes lol
She is literally one of the prettiest people I’ve seen in my life
i was gonna just comment her eyes are sharp and piercing they’re just so pretty
She is so pretty and this shade of green really flattered her
The only closet tour I’ve ever admired was my aunt’s, she has a walk in closet that’s separated into sections, casual everyday and also really glamorous vintage stuff that’s well loved and have a story behind it. Like my great grandmother’s hand beaded flapper dress, rows of well worn leather pumps that still look amazing etc. I don’t get the intense desire to have all new shiny things that have never and will never be worn. Outfits are beautiful not only cause it suits our taste, but it’s also because of the memories that we associate with it.
Wow, that sounds so interesting. Clothing with a story behind it is definitely the best ((:
Oh how wonderful! I have clothes from my mother and step mother and grandmother and I've been stressing over whether or not to keep them... And now I feel downright excited to save them into the future!
The Himalayan Birkin looks identical to the piles of unsellable second hand vajazzled bags in charity shops and it's like an Emperor's New Clothes level of cognitive dissonance when these celebs pretend it's nice
This!!!
i'm just blown by the wording of this comment, it's a SEARING burn!
such a good comparison! it's pretty much exactly like the Emperor's New Clothes
"vajazzled" I'm ded
It really is a hideous bag!!
It’s really sad to see how the wasteful lifestyles have been romanticized in our culture
It's why so many people idolize the trumps
Exactly. Especially in a world where there is so much poverty. This past week I was watching videos on UA-cam about people that live in extreme poverty in the Phillipines. The videos left me in shock. These people are so desperate for food that they collect and eat food leftovers from trash bags. Meanwhile, on the other side of the globe you have people like JLO with a closet full of jeans that she might only wear once. I remember years ago, her saying that she wouldn't let her twins wear designer clothes twice. Disgusting.
@@jo_verabradleyfan4743 Do you have the links to those videos? I'm from the Philippines and I always like to see how the world views our poverty. Especially since it's so commonplace here but so foreign to others.
@@caoisekamay1175 ua-cam.com/video/yKg_JP3z1o4/v-deo.html
I watched this one
@@jo_verabradleyfan4743 I live in a poor country and all I can say about these celebrities is that it's really not their fault. Even if they give to charities, the money most often never gets to the people whom it is ment for. There's a lot of greed and hatred in this world that even some of the less fortunate people whom you give money to hate you for it.
When Jamie said “these are useless” and then did that awkward laugh- I think that sums up this concept pretty nicely
God, her fake laugh makes me really uncomfortable 😖
Yeah even she realises she's just a thoughtless spender but flexing.
This video just made me realize that I actually don’t want to be rich. I think I will be more than happy with a middle-class lifestyle, this seems overwhelming. As much as I want to be able to get more clothes, I think I just want more money to curate a closet with higher-quality items. A large house seems way too much to deal with.
me too . for example with shoes rather than getting millions in multiple colours i would rather just have like 3/4 pairs of basic staple shoes such as white trainers, black boots and maybe some converse and then just wear that like all the time. It seems so stressful honestly to live with so much stuff everywhere and watch dust just develop lmao
Tbh I don't think there's much of a big deal with being rich unless you start getting into that "I need to show off" mentality. Many rich middle class people don't bother showing off because it's normal for them to have money so they even forget they've money. You'd forget it also. And once you're close to death you could just give that money to charity or smth
Why not be rich AND live a middle class lifestyle? It’s how you stay rich.
honestly, if I had that kind of money, I'd just have my clothes tailor made from high quality materials to my exact liking and knowing the labour will be paid fairly. i don't get what's so great about *brands* and especially flashy logos. flex culture makes me cringe.
That’s what I was thinking! I would search for a seamstress whose creations were my style and keep them working only for me for a ridiculously fantastic salary and benefits. They’d actually get to enjoy their life outside of work.
MOOD!
Absolutely. Unique and high quality pieces all your own. It would be much more ethical and stylish at the same time.
Yeah, I thought about it too. I am a person who heavily dislikes shopping for new stuff, especially if it's because it broke after few months of use. If I buy something I must need it and like it at the same time, I always think twice before purchase. Same goes for clothing. If I had the money, I would rather invest in a seamstress that would do it exactly how I like it and use quality materials that'll last me for a long time. Both of us would benefit - I would give them great salary and benefits, which is good for them and accually etical and I would get great unique clothing I like that'll last.
Exactly!!!!!!!
As an adult, I started shopping a lot. Even after I acquired a whole new closet basically, I kept shopping. It took me a while to realize that it was a reaction to being poor and not having nice things growing up. Being aware of that now, and already having a decent wardrobe, I've changed to only shopping when I need something.
Same here. I rarely had new clothes growing up. Most of the times I wore something others grew up from. When I started to earn money myself I was shopping sooo much, I couldn't stop buying clothing. Fortunately, I could stop myself.
Now I spend mindfully, buy only ethical pieces of clothing and only the ones I really need.
This is so true. As soon as I started making my own money I wasted everything on clothes and expensive bags. I think the key is maturing and realize that stuff is not going to get you anywhere in life.
@@DD-wx1vl I should have said, "when I became an adult and started making money." But yeah, it just hit me that I was trying to fill this void, but no matter how much I bought, I felt like I needed more. I was never satisfied. Part of it was also, like Tiffany said, was that I had this deep seated fear that I wouldn't have those things if I didn't buy them right then and there, or that the things I bought would go away somehow. Anyway, I'm in a much better place now, and I hope everyone going through this is able to come out of it.
I’m happy for you
It also took me a while to realize this in myself. Years of deprivation growing up, and years later as an adult.
these closets are bigger than my entire apartment 🙂
The truth hurts 😭😭😭
Their closets are bigger than my house and school combined-
Their bigger than the house I live in with four other adults
Yep my apartment is less than 300 sq feet ...
I wonder how they decide what to wear, do they wake up 2 hours earlier just to walk through their closet?
Geez, this is just one example of why no one needs to be this rich. After a certain amount of money, people don't know what to do with it and end up just buying more than they could ever use. So gross.
There really should be a cut off- when you become a billionaire, you're not allowed more money. The money automatically goes to public schools, social services (which is really underfunded) etc
@@user-jb7tq7ko7e If I ever become a billionaire I'm going to buy the smallest possible house and own the least amount of stuff possible to make a point.
@@allisonskitchen4420 i hope you also use the money for the good of the earth instead of going to space lol
And? As long as they spend the money they are keeping other people employed.
@@chhavisharma7338 Yes, by burying it in a hole in the ground so it can fertilize a tree.
To quote Drew Gooden “Rich people have bad taste”
@Tara nice one!
They really do.
As proven literally every time Balenciaga releases a new collection these days. I legit think they're just trolling their customers now.
Some of the worst outfits I've ever seen are on Bling Empire, and I live in Vancouver, where there are tons of rich Asians.
Mr Gooden is such a funny fella too
I will never undertsand how ppl can have such big spaces....like a killer could be chillin with your flip flops and you'd never know...
@Snow White omg really?
Honestly I wouldn't even be surprised
@Snow White honestly? based. where does one apply to this “bling ring?”
@@factsandlogic.8762 hahahshshhsgeh stop
@@factsandlogic.8762 check Mila Tequila's channel, she has a funny retrospective on the bling ring.
I will NEVER understand why the Uber rich houses are cold and unfeeling, when they have to money to commission a literal castle with a library tower and secret passages.
because when u get that rich, ur entire existence becomes an advertisement trying to hustle and keep that wealth, status and connections. You become a billboard decorated with stuff you dont need to impress ppl u dont like and basically kill whatever that is true to you and stuff that corpse with whatever comes on the empty trends bandwagon. Old money is obsessed with hiding that wealth because they know the dangers of keeping all of that for no work except inheritance, and New money is obsessed with telling everyone that they started from the bottom now they here, which is the reason for these obnoxious closets and the middle class is obsessed with acquiring mass produced material things to pass as new money, which is why we have shows trying to make us aspire to be glorified hoarders. the best video explaining that is Opulence by Contrapoints
One hundred percent true because I would legit love a castle with a giant library and secret passages, it's kind of my dream of what winning the lottery would look like
Right? Not a single secret passage, like really??
This doesn't explain it but someone pointed out to me one that more expensive brands tend to feature subtler colours - e.g. olive, navy, beige - and budget conscious brands tend to have a lot more vibrant colours - candy red, yellow, sky blue. I can think of examples in apparel and food for example. It always sort of struck me as rich folk saying "Oh. Having fun or a personality is for the poor people" or something like that.
@@spriddlez Its because these brands are leeching off the new money desperately trying to pass as old money who are subtler and lifeless to hide their wealth.
A woman who's never been grocery shopping:
"You can wear these super high heels to the grocery, whatever."
But she does go to the grocery in that. I know it sounds like a joke, but it's a fact.
@Everything Of Indian Cinema. but wouldn't it just be uncomfortable? especially if it's been a while since you got groceries so there's a lot you need to get
@Everything Of Indian Cinema. haha, I'll have to give it a try sometime
yeah lol.. actually i dont think she ever been to groceries store.. then she would know that she cannot wear these and carry 2 kilos potatos and another one bag of onions lol x)
@Everything Of Indian Cinema. Chill the f out...
I think that “celebrity culture” and the paparazzi also have an influence. Celebrities (especially women) have been absolutely evicerated by the media for wearing an outfit twice. That would be terrifying and must have at least a small impact on their habits.
that's a good point!!
I was thinking about this the whole time. I remember once watching a TV show, were the host was basically verbally harassing Selena Gómez for wearing the same clothes more than once (in the span of two years mind you, and it wasn't even for an official event or anything like that). I repeat, she was criticized for wearing her own clothes more than once! This surely must affect them, and influence their decisions when clothes shopping. I agree that it is excessive, but we have to consider the whole picture to fix and tackle this issue: they get critized for wearing clothes/outfits more than once and criticized for owing too much clothes.
Obviously, not everyone falls into this category, there are almost always exceptions to the rule, but it is something to consider. Perhaps one solution would be selling/giving away the clothes after?
@@canacana7774 Now that I think about it, I don’t think there is any one way that women are supposed to act and behave. I think some people just like seeing women squirm and anguish trying to adhere to different ways of “being” and seeing them dance trying to cater to everyone. It’s literally a dance in which people are constantly changing the tune.
@@LoveAndSnapple Yes, there is inherent sexism in expecting women to never wear the same thing twice but men can wear the same suit to almost anything, 365 days a year
literally it’s really wasteful for people to have, like, these giant closets and huge amounts of clothes that they’ll probably either never wear or rarely wear. :(
Does it really make sense from investment standpoint though?
@@mooma0912 luxury items can get more expensive in the long run because some luxury items are limited edition, made only by a certain creator or is an art piece by its own right.. because yea some luxury items aren't really clothes but rather artpieces hence why they are bizzare looking and minimally functional.
It's definitelt an investment where the rich gets richer though
@@kishinumaayumi is it tho
"i'm not good at cosplaying old money" has me fucking dead
Yesss, I love your videos!
😂😂😂
Such a quote
What really grinds my gears with these closets is that they tend to organise everything by colour and then you end up with a whole rack of brown shoes, which are all essentially the same shoe multiplied by 12, who needs that many brown shoes
I didn't notice that, you're totally right
Honestly if I could I would wear the same brown shoes forever, I hate picking new stuff 😅Same for clothes, id gladly always have the same stuff. i just hate shopping for clothes or shoes
but i have neither the money nor space to do something like that: get multiple when i find something that is nice and practical
I cleaned houses for a while when I was between jobs and I was also a professional part-time houseplant nanny as a side gig to my last landscape job, and my favorite part was getting to be in the houses of very rich people. Money does not buy you taste, but what I also learned is that very wealthy people typically have a living room they never use and they also love to fill their houses with chairs. So many chairs. An amount of chairs that when you walk in their house you think, "wow I think I can see 20 different chairs in this open concept living space." Also one house had a master bedroom about as big as my entire apartment that was just a queen size bed and a 300 gallon tropical fish tank. I don't miss cleaning houses, but I do miss being basically paid to judge people's interior design choices.
houseplant nanny!! you're a wizard! hahaha but seriously yes, the endless unused rooms. what is the point??
Hahaha... so true 😄
I like clothes but can never understand the obnoxious, large closets. Like what a waste, imagine all the things that have never been worn or only worn once! Yeah, it’s your money, do whatever you want, but imagine the impact you’ll leave behind
At least they are inside of a closet and not in a landfill somewhere. Those clothes are already made and if not purchased they are going to end up thrown out
Forreal. And when something goes out of style or they want to make some room, most likely instead of donating it, they’ll just throw it away 😕
Same! Usually looking at clothes when I'm at the mall kind of soothes me (yup I'm def a product of capitalism). But seeing all those clothes in the closet stressed me the fuck out. Too much of a good thing
@@carmenpeguero580 The larger scheme of it is supply and demand tho. So long as there is rich ppl willing to pay any price for a material item just cuz someone somewhere gave it value and claimed you are the coolest person if you own this piece, there will always be more and more and more production. In turn, harming the environment and exploiting the laborers just so the ppl up top will be able to call themselves cool.
@@alyssapinon9670 same!
Minimalism to me literally is being conscious of my purchases and items and what they do for me, being purposeful with them. That doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy shopping and have my own Knick knacks and such, just that I’m thoughtful about the ones I do get
Love this
ah, being purposeful w your spendings is a v good tip for money management :D
Agreed. Minimalism is the way to go.
The difference between hoarders and "collectors" is money
Ah damn had the same thought just now
There is a you tuber call Curiousity Inc. who bought a hoarder’s house who was fashionista. Packed to the gills with boxes and crates full of vintage clothes. There was a few garbage bags in the attic eave that were full of 1970 Dianne Von Furstenberg wrap dresses. They had an auction. Of the jewelry they found….$300,000. Three moving vans full of clothes all sold to one vintage seller. Unfortunately the woman was very petite with size 5 feet. Designer stuff but also couture because her father was a tailor.
AMEN
I would say a collection is stored well, clean, and well maintained.
A horde is unorganized, dirty, in a pile, has holes, broken.
@@AM.000 nope. That's just the impression you've been given about hoarders from all those shows. Not all hoarders have dirty environments
"they want their closets to look like retail spaces" ohh mine already does!! it looks like a goodwill! the clothes are old and kinda ugly and there's a lotta weird shit in there
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Mine looks like a thrift store where nothing is sorted out before displaying it. So much of my stuff has holes or stains that won't come out. But I won't throw it out because "maybe I'll get it fixed sometime". But then there are also some gems where you wonder how this cute dress ended up between two torn shirts from 2012.
Can't help but think about how many people they could help with all that wasted money...
I just think if you're struggling to find new ways to spend your money, you have too much of it.
And that doesn't mean they aren't deserving of enjoying their success, but you have to question at what point does all this 'stuff' stop being fulfilling. Whilst there are people that can't afford to feed their children, these celebrities have millions in assets just collecting dust.
I've often wondered similar thoughts. Even years ago flipping through magazines seeing wealthy people with shoes and purses that cost more than I pay in rent. Maybe for people like Paris and the Kardashian/Jenners growing up without experiencing financial struggles they might not see things for being as ostentatious as they are. But for someone who was poor their whole life until suddenly they had money...like Jeffree or Shane...how can they justify the prices of Chanel lip gloss or designer shoes? Yes, I understand the want for these things. I thought I was over my label whoredom, but my reaction to a Victoria's Secret sale proved otherwise when I needed new undergarments. (Why pay $30 for a Wal-Mart bra when I can get one on sale at VS for the same price?) But I do not understand paying thousands or hundreds on one purse or one pair of shoes. I don't even feel comfortable spending $60 on a sweater when I can either hit up Value Village and get a few sweaters for $60 or wait until someone I know goes through their clothes. I don't see this mindset changing too much even if I came into mega millions. I'd still be stretching my budget, terrified of becoming broke again. No Birkin bag is gonna buy me a house; it would just make me a target for robbery.
@@gypsywoman9140 yeah I totally get that. I get so excited when I find designer things second hand for way cheaper even though I know the label means absolutely nothing lol. But the idea of dropping over $1000 on one thing, let alone hundreds of thousands is unfathomable??? I already feel bad that I can’t donate to people when I see them advertising their gofundmes when I work retail for less than $10 an hour, but these celebs see nothing wrong with building an entire store for millions of dollars worth of stuff that they’ll never even wear. And I’d be worried about getting robbed too, but they literally hire armed guards so I guess that’s just another thing contributing to their massive overconsumption 🥲
When someone could literally auction off one pair of shoes (or a handbag or a necklace used only once), and raise LIFE CHANGING MONEY, but they choose to keep it in a closet to show off on the internet, or to their friends... It just feels icky. There are people living on the street, dying because they can't afford surgery or medicine, going to school or work literally starving, unable to afford an education or to make ends meet... And then there is this behaviour. It makes me sad more than anything
I have told myself that if I am ever super successful, I want to make sure I donate to different organizations. I'm not a huge spender to being with, so that might be why. It's insane that people have massive closets of stuff they will never wear and cars they barely drive. Donate some of that money to people who need it!
completely agree. If I have a piece of clothing I haven’t worn yet I feel so much guilt about it, but I bet over half of the items have never been worn 🙃 Just selling one of those bags could put someone through college. I wonder if it’s pure compulsion to shop and they don’t think about what they already have at the time. It’s definitely a status thing as well. I think they feel pressured by each other to have more and more and so the bar keeps being raised.
I want one of those bookcases where you pull a secret book and it leads to a secret room like in the Addams Family and then it's a huge secret library like the one Beast gives Belle. That's my opulent dream.
This
yess
Agreed
Yes!
The most irritating thing for me is definitely that the more money you have the more free things you get. Completely opposite of how society should be
What Color is your Bugatti? Are u rich now
Is it only me or is the himalayan birkin the most ugly thing ever? Can't believe a crocodile had to give its life for that abdomination...
Exactly. And you know they aren’t using the crocodile for anything else. They just used the small part they needed, then dumped it
@@choccymilkconnoisseur2775 literally, they don’t even use all of the skin. Birkin bags are the ugliest bags I’ve seen. It looks like it’s worth 34$ at rainbo
That encrusted diamond buckle is hideous
Ikr its so ugly.
there's like a design/cost graph where things that are cheap are basically neutral because they're almost always designed for practicality, then as they become more expensive you add design flourishes that make the thing more stylish but eventually you just reach an event horizon where you've shoved too much on the thing but kept going and it's obscenely expensive but looks horrendously cheap and tacky.
Realistically, 80% of what is in a celebrity's closet is gifted to them. Especially an A-list Celebrity. Jlo did not buy all those jeans- designers, stylists and sometimes boutique owners will give it to them whether they request it or not.
Can they not then give them away? Maybe to friends or family if they don't want to straight up donate and they know that there's little likelihood of them wearing them. It still doesn't make sense to me to keep hundreds of jeans.
@@nbucwa6621 Yeah that can but that is how they end up with more jeans. JLo gets a pair of jeans and gives it to a friend (who is probably also rich). Jlo's friend then takes the opportunity to get rid of something in her closet and gifts Jlo something else, and so the cycle continues. The best things these people could do is either say no or just continuously donate the items. Maybe they can create their own thrift shops XD
All those Birkins are not gifts!!!
they should do giveaways! Redistribute that shit. instead of just letting your really expensive and luxurious bags unused in your closet
@@YingofDarkness giving something to a person who already has a hoarding problem isn't sustainable, yes, but it's also not the only option for rehoming your stuff
They are just. Hoarders. But it's socially acceptable because they are rich enough to have the space to store and organize their things.
You made this point more succinctly than I did, 3 weeks before I did haha. *Exactly* this!
Lmao you make a good point, but I think it's worth noting that there are different kinds of hoarding. One entails holding on to things that have sentimental value, from childhood toys, random bric-a-brac and items gifted by people now deceased. There are hoarders who love to collect and recycle bottles and containers, from empty packages that once held makeup to food jars. These are definitely less harmful hoarders. The "hoarders" in this video however, are more influenced by social pressures and a competitive desire for superiority via collection and accumulation of material objects. These people are materialistic, greedy and quite arguably insecure.
@@DobbysStinkySock damn capitalism really dropped a new type of hoarder smh
and yet if someone is just like them but lower class they go on hoarders and are branded as insane
Like being a cocaine addict that has money so supply his habit without stealing from gramma….stealing from children’s future maybe.
On the beginning you talk about how you're not a minimalist. Could you do a video about how minimalism is not accessible to the poor and why it propagates an idea that is only attained by the rich? Like, "you only need one pair of shoes", but one "good" pair of shoes cost 5x the price of a normal pair of shoes that will stop being good in a year.
Going to the thrift store is I think a lot more minimalist because there is a link between it and environmentalism and no resources had to be used for you to buy it. Minimalist brands just use green washing. Buying new will always be worse.
@@tomallsop yeah, but a thrift store is indeed, for the wealthy too. I'm from a Latin American country and we don't have those stores so no way of buying second hand clothes/furniture or be a minimalistic person.
Sadly, everything has a but and its more complicated that it should be:(
Minimalism is absolutely accessible to the poor. I would know from experience. I’m not quite sure where you’re coming from. How much would you consider a reasonable price for a pair of shoes for your budget? I can guarantee I can find you a good quality pair of shoes within that budget that will last
I am average income person, introducing minimalism was the best thing I did in 2019. I genuinely saved 50% of my money which I used to spend on buying clothes, books, shoes every month. Dont go for the American version of minimalism. Check the Japanese way which is really interesting and plausible. Also the stress of cleaning up was completely gone.
@@alexandraclavijo8149 there is a difference between trendy thrift stores where you still pay 40 dollars for jeans or “genuine” thrift stores. I think just buying less clothing is always a positive change and I dont think that beating yourself up for not being able to get the title “minimalist” because of your circumstances is necessary!!
not only do they waste millions on things they don't need, they also waste money on terrible fashion choices which is just so obnoxious from a fashion lover stand point ahahha
Ikr? So Artless. It makes me nuts.
Knowing how many truly creative visionary people who would deploy those resources in exciting and inspired ways... instead all the resources are funneled to a tiny few dingbats.
And boy do they gatekeep.
Reverse meritocracy.
@@juliettedemaso7588 yeah, there are so many better ways of spending money than buying ugly Gucci t shirts and LV bags
It's so nice to read these comments and know that there are others out there like me! 🙃
Right? So many high-end, obscenely expensive clothes and bags are HIDEOUS.
They pay hundreds of dollars for luxury items that they really only find appealing because of its name but would they even like it if it were the exact same design but made by cheaper brands? Thr rich will keep feeding power into luxury brands because they want something to signify their wealth without considering their personal aesthetics and it’s sad...
It’s so weird how flexing / consumerism / materialism are so big in a time where minimalism / decluttering are so trendy too. Interesting dynamic to think about. Anyway, this was one of my faves so far. Great job!!
kinda like how tradlife is trendy where in mainstream land sexpositivity and feminism is pretty much kinda the norm
You always have a mainstream culture and a counter culture to rebel against it. It's pretty normal lol.
@@farahnursingserious585 wdym, tradlife been the norm and no one is forcing ya to change
minimalism and the ability to be minimalist is also a massive show of wealth/privilege, so it makes sense. when youre a minimalist the undertone of it is if you need something they can buy it. when youre broke it is not wise to let go of things that could be used in the future for something else. things like clothes that dont fit you super well comes to mind- you have to keep a range of sizes in case you gain or lose a little weight because you cant afford to go buy new items when your body changes.
@@user-td1xl3cq7g I think minimalism is about only keeping what u need and what gives u joy. ppl think minimalism is just discarding everything to get that zen aesthetics, no ur not a monk and monks dont give a crap about aesthetics, u dont have to do that. Also I feel that minimalism have been misused by rich ppl who dress minimalist with the most expensive shirts and jeans and also flex the best cars, houses and tech. I think Marie Kondo method with minimalism is the best method. Keep the necessary items and what gives you joy only. people forget that reducing your storage size and tidying is more important than buying more storage compartment to hoard ur stuff like what the rich did. Furthermore, it would help poor families have more access to what is already in their homes. Cos they lose stuff in their home when they need that item, they end up immediately buy 2 or 3 more than what is necessary. That really helped me because I tend to misplace stuff back then due to unnecessary hoarding of 'What ifs', 'Just in case' and 'That might be still valuable' to the extent that I cant remember where the stuff I need really are. Thats what minimalism should be about. Managing and maximising your space and the stuff u need inside of it
people literally die because they can’t afford insulin, and rich people are like “hmm. interesting. but you know what the real problem is? i need to buy this bag that costs more than most american homes.”
If these people actually used a tiny portion of their money every month/year to help charitable causes it would help so much, but here I am unemployed and still donating to charities and they just litter the world with their stupid posessions..
@@solsthrash2603 it will be much better if rich people did not philantrophy acts, but not exploit people in the first place... charity exists because of exploitation and need :(
take care of yourself
They could sell just ONE of their "investments" and help thousands of people
@Hi My Name Is Watch, this video will soon be littered with those "stop hating and just work harder lmao" comments. What's worse is, plenty of working class ppl claim that these leeches are an "inspiration" to others, that any one of us can make it to that standard of living if we just "try." They buy into the survivor bias but they're not even out of the woods yet themselves.
@@solsthrash2603 How do you know they don’t donate to charitable causes?
The way she framed the scarves is actually really pretty
It's almost criminal to see how expensive some of that useless crap is...like how do you sleep at night knowing you have a closet the size of a city block while people are getting evicted from their homes and plunging into crippling debt from medical bills or college tuition?? Profound lack of empathy tbh
I'm not defending them. But It's not their fault that someone is getting evicted and having debt. That is guilt tripping and it's not healthy. That logic is like "I should feel ashamed that I eat 3 times a day and can afford some snacks if I wanted to because some people need to starve to earn"
Mystery Meme i get where you’re going here but I think eating is a human need and having a humongous closet is not. There has to be a line somewhere where it’s not morally right anymore to consume so much, even if that’s all gifts it rubs me the wrong way. This planet has limited resources 😔
@@mysterymeme6141 Most of this stuff was made with slavery so them buying it causes people to starve.
@@mysterymeme6141 I feel like these two comparisons don’t exactly match up? I’m not sure how to explain but there is a problem with it
I think the solution to social and economic issues is government investment and grassroots level community organizing. Eradicating or greatly reducing homelessness, eliminating most student debt and having a universal medicare system does not mean people will not have mansions and luxury goods.
It seems counterproductive to link them and makes it seem like there's a zero-sum game going on between the rich and the poor and a gain for one necessitates a life altering change to the other.
ah, Drew Gooden noticed the same but with their living rooms. They have these huge usually beautifully designed living rooms that they never use because they tend to section off a smaller place of the house (as a living room) for a "cozier" feel.
I don't think anyone would feel good having such a big closet, it's completely impractical.
That’s because they literally put uncomfortable items/furniture in the living room just because it looks posh or fancy 🙄🤦🏾♀️.
Lol, I was thinking of that video too, and I remembered the flower-cutting room.
"You have to remember this is 62 years of collection" - says Kris Jenner to justify her absurrrrrrrrd overconsumption. Also, is she expecting us to believe she started amassing this collection when she was like, 5 years old? Um, no. Seriously though, we need to stop aspiring to and normalizing this! It's not a collection to have a million clothes that you'll never wear more than once or fifty drawers full of eyeshadow palettes that will go bad before you can hit pan or the latest electronics every time something new is released. It's just wasteful.
So True!
"We can afford to buy new, but our planet cannot." I read that somewhere and think about it often.
Shes 65 meaning she started collecting at 3 years old
@@sapphire3793 She did not start collecting Gucci bags, *adult women's clothing* and whatever else is in her absurdly huge closet at 3 years old. She only said that to justify her overconsumption in a short period of time.
@@Kelbel5995 I was being sarcastic. sorry it's hard to sound sarcastic through youtube comments
So happy to see the younger generation ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT EVERYTHING. Keep doing that.
Something else that would be interesting to think about when it comes to over-consumption (specifically of clothes, we don’t criticize men for their car “collecting” nearly as blatantly) is the obsessive and mostly critical focus on what women/black/gay people choose to purchase in excess. It’s like, I just want to hate on these people for buying a bag that costs more than the house I’m selling my soul to buy, but I find myself having to defend them because of racist/sexist/homophobic remarks in the comment sections of the videos, ya know?
I do think your point at the end about coming from nothing makes you cling to the material as markers of success was really spot on.
Capitalism runs DEEP, man. Great video.
You’re right about that. No one says anything about the guy who has a room for priceless collectable guitars even though he doesn’t play.
Everyone’s different but I grew up pretty broke and I honestly cannot bring myself to recycle donate or sell any of my clothes even when I never wear them.
and i cant be the only one that finds it all so unbelievably TACKY right? like the shoes... its all the same high heel pair just repackaged in increasingly uglier and shinier colors
Don't forget the increased price tag
Basically
Not me calculating prices in US dollars to my home country's currency... I'm actually speechless and utterly disgusted. Sooo insane.
I'm disgusted too. UGH.
I'm not ready to expose myself to that horror
One of those ‘cheaper’ bags could literally help build a decent house in my country.
Yikes
Katya? Where is Trixie? If this is the "right" Katya I just want to say I love watching you & Trixie. You are both beautiful.
Some of them are so disconnected from reality. “Hahahaaaaa it’s not that bad, a Loboutin shoeeee, you can wear it anywhere! Useless bag for 10k, look how I made a funny, hahaaaa”. The flexing on the poor is what feels disgusting.
exactly. I'm so done with that.
Why do you care if someone is spending money? It creates economic activity, in other words jobs, somewhere in the world. Are you opposed to people having jobs?
The idea of "old money" is hilarious. Imagine being so disconnected from reality that you're high on yourself specifically because you DIDN'T earn your wealth and deserve it even LESS than other rich people do
Lmao exactlyyy not only do they not need that much money, they literally did nothing to even begin to earn it💀
@@maddie4691 and somehow that makes them better 🙄
Fr people think old money is better than new money when in reality all super rich people are the same
@@TimidAction I think old money are wiser than new money people. The new money has a ridicules obsession with Gucci logos, Birkins, VVS chains and Rolls Royce. Meanwhile old money tends to be more intelligent, educated (even if their way into etc. Harvard isn’t always the correct way.) but their vocabulary is much better, their fashion sense is classier, they see value in their collections, jewelry passes down in generations, companies passes down in generations. It’s political and respect. New money people have no sense of taste in anything whatsoever, although both sides has their ups and downs
A lot of old money don't flaunt it though. Most people who brag that they're "old money" aren't even really respected. I also think that even if old money like collecting things, they tend to be low-key about it and truly see the value and the history and the design that go into their collection--they're actually knowledgable about each piece they have instead of just trying to show it off.
I’d love for you to do a video on “perfect motherhood” content. I feel like a lot of those pantry and fridge organization videos falls under that category. Add to that fancy bento lunches with everything cut into adorable shapes and it’s already sounding very stressful. Maybe that’s why there’s also been a rise in “wine mom” content?
100%. I follow one motherhood and lifestyle UA-camr who’s a lovely person and a great mother, but she has so many containers upon containers, resulting in *ultra mega organization*, that she makes me feel inadequate simply through that. 😂 But by the same token, she has so many damn containers inside of containers....
Oh yes I would be interested in this too.
Also like mommy (anyone else absolutely can’t stand that word?) shaming
Like it’s already stressful enough having kids but having to deal with everyone thinking you’re a monster for sending little Bryliye and Loyndyn to school with lunchables or for not breastfeeding even if it’s medically impossible to do so or even (gasp) vaccinating is too much
Are you going to like call CPS on someone because their little Preyslie’s birthday cake had sugar sugar in it and wasn’t gluten free?
@@tessmoffett5512 it's not her fault you feel inadequate that sounds like a personal problem. You have the power to decide what makes you feel inadequate or not.
@@Tessy29k I was joking, but... k.
I grew up in a hoarded house and there is an important distinction between mega-rich collectors and people with hoarding disorder. HD is a mental illness and typically stems from multiple factors, such as childhood environments, poverty, neglect, and as you mentioned, unaddressed trauma. It's treated similarly to substance abuse, particularly because the hoarding behaviors are both coping mechanisms and are self-soothing behaviors- they accumulate without intention and to avoid confronting the painful emotions they're avoiding by accumulating stuff. With collectors and celebrity closets, their material accumulation is much more intentional and discerning than the vast majority of people with HD, who will hold onto anything from their parents' vintage purse to actual, literal trash. It's a compulsive behavior rather than a show of wealth - any child of a hoarder can talk about "doorbell dread"; many of us, and including the hoarding parent, were too embarrassed to let ANYONE see what kind of conditions we were living in.
I agree! We need a distinction between the medical condition of hoarding and resource hoarding, both are damaging but as you describe the reasons and impact are different.
Yeah i see your point, a criteria for most mental illnesses is suffering. However, diagnostic criteria of hoarding is the constant need to accumulate items and huge problems of throwing things in the trash. Just because those people own expensive things and pay assistants to organize and color code, these criteria may still seem relevant (and the costs are real). Imaginge they wouldn't have all that money anymore, then maybe, this issue would become more of a burden. I wouldn't diagnose anyone from far away but i can see why this topic comes up in general. Its kinda weird how such diagnoses depend on your context (like in other cultures this behavior would be seen as extreme hoarding but in high class circles this seems to be normal and something you can brag with).
All I can think of is how guilty I would feel to have the world’s largest private collection of Hermès bags when I could literally be opening and funding homeless shelters across the globe.
Exactly what I thought. Thousands on their state arw sleeping outside in the cold or heat amd these out of touch un compassionate people spend too much on themselves. Not against splurging abit on yourself wjen you're rich but this is just exasperating
I hope you spend your hole paycheck on every single homeless person you've on the street. Don't feel guilty for yourself. Be proud. Lol
You think homeless shelters or giving the homeless money would actually improve something?
same i dont understand how they dont feel so guilty that they live such a life of luxury when some people have nothing at all, are they seriously that out of touch with reality? i guess so
@@carlzune6626 Shelters keep people from freezing to death. Okay with you?
“You can wear them to the grocery store” ... Honey something tells me you’re not doing your own grocery shopping
I think she was being sarcastic? or not haha
also Heart is a really nice person she decluttered her clothes to start a project that will give tablets to student to help with their online learning (sorry for bad english)
She actually wore those kinds of shoes on a grocery store. Someone took a photo of her at the grocery
imagine wearing heels to the grocery store
@@MsRabblerouser I have done that for no reason and it does hurt a lot. High heels are for special events not grocery.
When that lady said she could wear heels to the grocery, my first thought was "do you even shop for your own groceries?" Thanks for the video Tiffany!
Of course she has a grocery experience area in her house where her butler carries her to...duhh
She's actually a great person. She likes to thrift too, promote local products and sell the clothes she doesn't use anymore 🥰. She also cleared out half of the closet to finance her project to give tablets to students affected by the pandemic ( english is not my first language so please excuse any grammar mistakes).
@@sommungchisblinkifyoureate6307 love Heart Evangelista she's one of the good ones for sure
@@JS-bk2uz I love watching her adulting videos with her husband.
I thought the same, I would bet good money she has never even entered a Kroger before.
2020 made me realise how useless it is to own wardrobe full of clothes since we mostly stayed at home. Those materialistic lifestyle are just people trying to project a perfect image to the society.
I have seriously rotated between the same six shirts, two dresses, and three pants for an entire year. I haven’t bought new clothes for myself in years, but I could still donate 80% of what I already have and be just fine. 😂
But I also keep the stuff because I feel like donating it would likely end with it eventually being thrown out anyway. 😬
@@tessmoffett5512 yeah I got you cause sometimes I feel the same way too 😂. If the clothes aren't in any bad shape then we usually give them to local charities. Otherwise they'll be used as rags
@@tessmoffett5512 I've been the same way for a year now lol! I wear the same 5 anime/band shirts, basketball shorts, and pajama pants lmao cause there is nowhere to go
I just recently wondered if I should give away most of my clothes... But then I thought, in a few years or months I might regret it...
The fact that they can even give 'tours' of closets like people can give tours in museums is a problem in and of itself.
Not really jealous is also problem
Interesting point. I guess if someone is a collector, it would make sense. There are rich people who collect art, so why not clothes? Honestly, if I was insanely wealthy, I would curate a collection of 20th century clothing and make my entire home like a museum for those pieces. The majority of people doing these 'tours' are not collecting anything genuinely though, especially not the items filling their expansive 'closets'.
@@jamie2167 if u u are jealous what are the motivations to be better what Color is your Bugatti 😂😂
Jeffree Star is the textbook definition of "money can't buy taste"
Yeah, you only have to look at their mirrors
He's a scene kid tho, so, I kinda like that at least some of his stuff is unique and weird. Having a wall of identical blue jeans or other basic stuff is way more mentally oppressive to me.
'Taste' is very subjective.
@@OfWavesAndWinds except his.
@@georgeimmanuel3992 that's not how subjectivity works ;)
The amount of jeans seriously gave me anxiety. These celebs swear they’re philanthropic but look at how much more they spend on shit they don’t even use. I know it’s their money and they earned it or whatever but at least balance this spending with giving money or resources to people who are in need and will utilize anything you give them.
FWIW JLo gave over $1 million to Puerto Rico after our last hurricane and I’m sure it’s not the only thing she donates to.
@@lisaperez8276 please don't give rich people indulgences for their philantropy, because that's why they do it in the first place
She does not need that many jeans it’s not like it’s her uniform 🤦🏾♀️
and jeans are the least comfortable type of pants ?? i just can not understand
@@baby.yogurt jeans are so comfortable to me
Don't you love how even if the item looks absolutely horrible, as long as its super expensive, these rich people will love it and act like it's so beautiful. It's actually pretty sad.
Like those shoes (not sure the brand) that already come dirty!? So strange
@@LunaSerenayt Yes, and that diamond bag someone showed in the video? It might be ridiculously expensive, but it looks hideous.
I know what you mean. I’ve seen so many photos of celebs in ugly, expensive clothing items, things I wouldn’t be caught dead in. Too many of them dress like colorblind hobos who just happened to have bottomless bank accounts. 😂 Looking good has nothing to go with wealth- a great sense of style and good taste are free!! (Sadly a lot of people just aren’t born with those gifts.)
@@roxyhart5692 ikr... that "Himalaya" Birkin is one of the ugliest things I've ever seen.
The fact that she frames the pieces she loved and was gifted is actually really sweet. It's very interesting how perspective changes when you have space and money
My dad grew up much poorer than he is now, one thing I’ve noticed is he’s always insanely stocked up on hygiene products and food and beverage, like my dad was toilet paper stocking before the rona even hit and made it cool, some might say oh you don’t have to go to the store as much than, or it’s a bit cheaper to buy in bulk, and that may be a part of it, but I think really my dad grew up not having everything he needed all of the time, so he takes comfort in having a large stock things around.
Yes. My Oma And Opa too! Even my Dad would keep things in case it was needed. Hard times in WW2.
YES! My mom was the same way and I always gave shit to her about it. I instantly regretted it when she died from cancer before rona hit and people were buying out toilet paper of all things. I miss her and now I've gotten into the habit of buying useful things while they're on sale cause it's better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it at all. Especially with non perishable items
Like I said in the “World’s Biggest Closet” video, seeing a 3-story closet filled to the brim with thousands of articles of clothing and accessories they couldn’t possibly utilize in a single lifetime just convinces me that these people are just hoarders with space.
yo this shit literally gives me anxiety even seeing all that stuff especially with the Stark lighting and white walls makes me want to hide my head... if I had a closet it probably would look like a hot topic..😭😭🤣🤣
I think people can decide on what they want to do with their money. Maybe some of us could say these words just because we don't have that amount of money, and the question is would you do the same or you continue to do your same shit.
I feel overwhelmed by those closets, and not even in a good way. Like, there's a point where being a luxury fashion lover goes OVERBOARD
@@28_savage67 I feel like if I had the money I wouldn't spend it on clothes. Main things I want are classic video games so I'd prob have a sick game room. And then after I got all the games I wanted I have no idea, probably start a charity or something. But let's be real I'll never have that money lmfao
@@28_savage67 If I had their money, I would for sure have expensive stuff that fits my taste, but having a 3 FUCKING STORIES CLOSET is not on my plans for the future at all. We should call out these people just like we do with extreme hoarders
I feel like "there is no ethical consumption under capitalism" has the same energy as "the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell"
Lol 😂 I love this
While I know it's a meme (especially in lefty circles online) but it rings true.
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@@soccerruben1 I think it is true BUT not all consumption is equally unethical and it is 100% possible to make more ethical choices within the system that we currently have.
@@toastbread3003 Thank you. It's seriously so fucking annoying how people have started using it as some sort of scapegoat, as soon as they're called out on their extreme spendings on fast fashion they go on about the "no ethical consumption" bs simply because they want to spend hundreds of dollars on huge amounts of fast fashion without the backlash. Sure nothing is perfect, but there are levels to it. Not all brands are equally as bad.
I don't know about y'all but being in a store stresses me out. I can't imagine willingly doing that to my closet
Also "I wanted it to feel like retail" is the weirdest statement ever and the only retail some of them know is luxury stores.
this!
I love being in stores, but I think a massive closet would totally stress me out.
Is anyone going to talk about how the “Himalayan Birkins” look like they’ve already been through a house fire?
I've noticed its an ugly looking purse. The alligator skin gives it a blotchy whitish-yellowish appearance that really doesn't suit my tastes at all. Sometimes, I think that these luxury labels that market to the rich really don't have to design something that looks good, just something that is expensive and eye catching so that the proud owner can show it off.
They’re ugly oversized grandma bags.
I really hope crocodiles didn't die for these bags and that it's just price gouged fake skin.
@@ThexDynastxQueen they did unfortunately.
@@boopthenose9704 NOOOOO! WHY DID YOU TELL ME?! 😭😭😭
Is there a level above “first world problems”? Because this is that
I think it is called "Champagne Problems" for cases like this.
Zeroth world problem
1%ers problems?
These names😂
Yeah, it's called rich people problems
Let’s build a 3 story closet to host my CHARITY events.. how about actually giving that money to charity? 🤨
Lmao Right?? when a “charity” event costs like 100k to put together and they’re like “wow guys we raised $20,000!”
you are globally rich, when is your auction?
@@tiffanyferg 😂 "Oof!"
some of them do , just to get tax write offs and for PR
As a crazy book/manga collector myself (like books in boxes, in closets, on two full length shelves, piled on dressers) I can understand the obsession with organized grandeur to a t. Looking at bookshelf tours used to be something I’d spend endless hours on, and honestly I totally bought into the buying books for the sake of them. It was only when I finally started donating books for space that I realized how many I bought for the sake of them. It opened my eyes to the idea that, even if I wasn’t collecting designer bags, I was still buying into capitalist and consumer culture. It was really eye opening and this video tapped into that feeling a lot
As a fine arts student who does know fashion- you didn’t miss a single time here, the waste created by the high fashion industry is disgusting
And the fast fashion industry.
rich people are so weird sometimes.
That's a very nice way to put it.
Pretty much, they are spoiled children. If they do not have an item asap, they will lose it.
nah they're not weird. they're stupid.
*all the time
I swear being rich does something to the chemical makeup of your brain lol
Rich ladies: In a fire, I would save this expensive handbag.
Last year, there was a fire in my apartment building. Know what I grabbed before leaving? My cat and my everyday purse since that's what was out and easy to grab as I was leaving. I thought my wallet would be in that purse, but it wasn't, so that wasn't good. I have a few designer pieces, but I grabbed none of them. I just needed to get out of that building as quickly as possible.
Aww how is your cat doing?
They were joking you people over react shit
@@malakAshraf189 aren't you overreacting right now, none of these rich folks would look at her comment anyway
@@menopriezvisko94 He didn't like being quickly shoved into his carrier and having to stay over at a friend's place for the night since our unit got smokey and had to be aired out. But he was happy once we were able to return the next day.
@@hannahtikvah i hope no damage was done to life or none of your precious memories got harmed. To me, the most tragic "object" to lose would be the pictures I took with my family on trips and stuff . They have a high sentimental value to me lmao...but of course , saving your and your loved ones life always comes first 💜
I’m very late, but I find the whole thing very interesting. My grandmother had hoarder tendencies, because she grew up during war time. Because resources were so scare, she reflected that later in life by hoarding literally everything. It was very sad to watch her mental state deteriorAte, and the hoarding to get worse and worse
I worked with holocaust survivors and they’d hoard food.
my granparents too
This all reminds me of Barbie's closet in Barbie Life in the Dream house. They make fun of how it takes multiple days to walk from one end to the other and she has a whole yogurt shop and jacuzzi in her closet. It's great.
They also have an episode where she has so much stuff in her closet that she almost ripes the world so she has to dial it down but it hard for her. That episode also give me those celebrity vibes. 😐
I Remember that episode
I love that episode 😂
Life in the dream house is GREAT
... Socially glorified hoarding is still hoarding, IMO. If even the richest celebrities acknowledge that the practical use of their "closet" is limited to the same rotation, the motivation to have the rest is.. what, exactly. What HEALTHY reason is there to own that much stuff?
I've basically been waiting for this video ever since Kylie Jenner showed Stormi's closet in that one video. The kid wasn't even born and had like, what, 6 rows of tiny baby shoes to choose from. It was just so weird to me that they had to commemorate the amount of clothes they got her - is that really how you show love under capitalism? It's kind of heartbreaking to think about that kid growing up and being taught this is how life is supposed to go.
Specially when babies literally outgrow their clothes fast af, like, why would you buy so much clothing for a baby that won't fit in them in what, a month??
Mariah Carey’s shoe collection makes sense. She probably has most of these because she is a performer. A performer who had shows since the 90s.
Hihihi... I am not a rich person, but I do not still have any of my shoes from the 90's. I gave them all away... 😊
Why would a super rich celebrity like Mariah keep such old shoes?
@@marionsudewo8670 memories. Also Mariah Carey was in an abusive relationship for a long time to her first husband. He controlled what she wore and a lot of aspects of her life. After she got divorced from him her style changed. I think she has a lot of shoes and clothes due to that traumatic experience. For her clothes and choosing them are a form of freedom.
@@marionsudewo8670 Because you are not Mariah Carey. You don’t think alike. You do stuff she wouldn’t, and she do stuff you wouldn’t. Dumb comment
@marion sudewo your comment makes no damn sense, so what if you don't have your old shoes?
I think most people have have more shoes than they need. It's just easier to judge the rich.
I find it interesting how consistent the closets are between everyone. So many people have the same bags, the same shoes, etc. There is so little individuality and personality in these items they take so much pride in. Even the layout and styling in their "closets" is so similar! I feel like if I had that type of wealth I would try to get custom items from smaller designers or creators that really fit my personality instead of just being yet another person buying 50 birkin bags
If I wanted a life of splendor I’d put my jewelry in a free capsule vending machine and get it out that way. Let’s have some fun with it!
The crazy thing is most of those bags/shoes/clothes are sooooo ugly
yeah i lovee fashion and want a decent sized closet myself one day but most the things they buy is so uglyyyy
I laughed so hard at your comment. I was thinking exactly the same! Their stuff is expensive but looks so bad.
@@marihi8621 you can buy a lot of stuff when you're rich but you can't buy taste.
@@thenewkhan4781 yepp
exactly. rich people have the money to buy actually stylish things, the thing they lack is the proper eye for it. money can't buy taste i guess
I loved watching Marie Kondo’s show on Netflix because of how she goes to different income homes and different like situations/family dynamics then just the rich
I LOVE her method of getting rid of things, it has really helped me clean up my room and get rid of stuff.
@@xhadow8815 yes! Marie Kondo is my favourite! Im the worst at tidying and her advice was the only thing that worked!
Yes but she can be discussed too because when people throw everything away.... They make space to buy new things....
i understand the “loving fashion vs loving brands” thing because in one, the person has a genuine passion and excitement for each piece, and they’ve intentionally and carefully acquired things like a true collector, while in the other it’s just getting all the things as quickly as possible
I like how scarf girls face just screams “stop giving me Hermes scarfs please please give me something else!” 😂
I love Hermès scarves. They’re wonderfully made, absolutely gorgeous, and the big ones made of silk and cashmere actually keep you warm. I treated myself to two of them (one solid, one print), and they’re my favorite scarves ever. Framing them is the DUMBEST thing ever. They’re functional, not artwork, and they don’t go up in value over time.
Yeah, that was actually the most relatable part. Just, the inevitable 'oh, she has scarves, maybe she'll like another scarf' gift idea that turns into a deluge of unwanted scarves, so now she has taken the opportunity to point it out on the most public platform available (possibly in the hopes that it might make people reconsider yet another scarf gift).
@@kimberlyoldschool the comments about "investment" were hilarious, it was like listening to an uncle tell you the battered vinyl copies of albums they treasure will be worth a fortune one day. Or god, Beanie babies. And they mutter about how some are deeply sentimental but the one bag they'd rescue from the fire is always the one full of diamonds.
@@kimberlyoldschool she's from the philippines where warm clothing is utterly useless. Maybe she uses them when she travels to colder places
please dont do my girl Heart Evangelista like that guys T-T it's literally her thing and she can do whatever she wants with them huhuh
I work as a nanny and my boss LOVES collecting luxury bags. Since I started working for her she's gotten at least 7 new Birkin bags. I know it's her money and she can spend it however she likes, and I don't want to sound ungrateful because I do get to live in with them and they are a lovely family, but the fact that ONE of those bags costs more than I make in an ENTIRE YEAR makes me lose my mind a bit.
Having worked in wealth management for years, I can honestly say there is a big difference in spending habits of "old money" vs "new money" (or nouveau riche). Old money is used to wealth and are not impressed (as much) by expensive nice things. They don't ferociously shop. They are into custom made, quality made as opposed to quantity. Everything they own is tailored made for their lifestyle and serves purpose. They truly don't hoard. They also have lifestyles to which all those fancy dresses and suits will actually get used! We had a client who had 3 Patek Phillip watches: one for daily use, one for sport use and one for formal events. All custom made. He could afford 50 Rolex watches if he wanted, but quality not quantity. What we are seeing on You Tube is New Money. You wouldn't dare see someone of Old Money flaunting on You Tube. There is a reason even when you see these Christie's real estate videos that owner's privacy is #1. They also keep a low profile for safety.
I work in a consignment shop and there’s one lady who mails items in from another state and they’re always custom tailored pieces from a few high end labels that no one who shops with us recognizes. They never look super special. Often multiples of the same item in different colors (and sometimes the same color) but just one of those pairs of plain white pants or just one of those unassuming looking (but often made of quality materials) tunic length tops with a spot of color on the sleeves would run you about $600 new. Every time we get a box from her, I’m like, “This is an old money person for sure.”
That's very interesting!
12:12 "My mom gave these to me and Kendall when we were like... Super babies"
Girl! Listening to Kylie talk is mind boggling. Who talks like that?
Someone who did not rely on education for success.
Not Tiffany literally putting out a trigger warning before mentioning Jeffree Star 💀💀
It was necessary.
@@elephantshrew6304 very!! 😂
ah yes, that common insult, "you'll never have a birkin." Classic zinger. Use it all the time. No birkin for you buddy!!
😂😂 I thought the same damn thing lol... "and then everyone clapped"
Kelly Hermes looks so much classier than Birkin and yet it's not as popular. Plenty of bags in the world and yet people buy the same, it reminds me - toutes proportions gardees - mcdonald...
@@AloutkaKazawa yes hermes looks so classy. but it's tacky gucci with the logos everywhere that's popular.
@@madelein3167 thank goodness there were my grandmothers who influenced my taste, and they both had a sense of timeless style, one being a tailor herself to boot. None of them would buy a gucci bag, thank goodness :)
wtf is a birkin???
I don’t get why this isn’t embarrassing to them. I would be so embarrassed to have all this “stuff” and never use 90% of it.
I was thinking this too. I feel strong embarrassment for the times I've over consumed in my life - and it's not even a sliver of these places.
For the average or poor person, we are shamed for buying wants. We are brainwashed that saving or only making "prudent purchases" will build wealth when in actuality exorbitant wealth is built/retained by either the exploitation of others or through special means with information that is inaccessible to the average person. At a certain point of net wealth, rich folks have bought out the need to be practical - buying a 15,000 bag is not going to hurt them financially rather it will indicate that they belong in a special class.
seriously. i have immense guilt over buying nice things (i bought some birkenstock clogs and felt horrible abt it because they were over 100 dollars). this guilt about owning this much stuuff would eat me alive
It's an interesting point. If a regular person had this many clothes, it'd be deemed hoarding. But because it's expensive and they actually have the room to neatly store it, it becomes 'aspirational'
The crazy part is those birkins being stored like precious jewels, when Jane Birkin herself used hers everyday and was so beat up 😂 having an old birkin like that is a style staple I want someday
Old money isn’t better, but they certainly know how to fly under the radar. That’s the real difference. Old money knows that the best way to keep your money/lifestyle is for no one to notice you
Absolutely. Also, she mentioned how those in show business who are old money tend to be more ostentatious, which I don't think is true. There are many old money folks in the industry who are not ostentatious with their wealth, mainly because most of them aren't talent, but producers, execs, etc. Those in front of the camera still tend to be "new money". The Kartrashians are definitely new money.
I actually know an old money person who lives in this town but she drives second hand cars and lives well below her means. You wouldn’t know she’s filthy stinking rich by looking at her.
Not necessarily - I know “old money” people who also love designer. Heart Evangelista comes from old money and she def doesn’t fly under the radar. Again it all depends
I worked with rich people. Old money people are posh. They're used to money. Got their manners from their upbringing . They will be polite. - People who became rich, ain't. Got no manners, big mouth, no respect.
Also, really old money really came up on their own ingenuity and hard work, and traditionally engage in philanthropy on a greater scale than new money, and more discreetly. I am neither and am not romanticizing old money, but if it were necessary, can you imagine most of the people in this video building schools, hospitals, or libraries with their wealth? I can't.
“It’s an investment” just sounds like such a weird justification. Do they really think they’re going to end up on the street and then selling Birkins?
Yeah, that “investment” argument is played out. Most people who “invest” in Hermès bags do not intend to sell them afterwards.
Finally someone said it ugh
It's still good for tax avoidance.
Such items don't give you earnings like the stock market or have property tax.
If your money is just in your bank account, fees and inflation will just decrease the value over time.
Also, many banks only guarantee giving you back 10k-250k if they go under and managing multiple bank accounts if you are a multimillionaire is a hassle.
Oh, those poor rich people! We can only help them by eating them!
@@ononono7016 First reading your comment I was like... too many intelligent words for a poor person like me... but turns out we are kindred spirits. eat the fucking rich! too bad they don't taste good....
It is most definitely NOT an investment! If you took the 10K spent on one of those bags and put in in a high interest CD or invested it into a fidelity or vanguard money market account you would have twice as much money from the cash investments than you would after selling you handbag. They are full to the brim with shit.
I'm a former organizer who sometimes worked in closets like this... I think part of my soul died while switching out hangers for a cuter color.
Yeah I can imagine. It’s horrifying
I’ve thought about possibly going into organizing. I’m not particularly nosy but I do love looking at clothes. Did you hate it?