Knock-offs and Façades

It's hard to talk about social class. Most people choose not to bring it up. Others designate words such as rich or poor. The "rich," or the higher social class, are stereotyped to display their social class by the Cadillacs they drive or the Burberry they wear. In movies, however, most people who are considered rich when they display an air of importance. The nose pointed upward in arrogance and superiority while looking down on the dirty, gritty poor. In reality, most people who belong to a higher social class don't actually support this façade. They stick to clean-cut clothing and show their social class by wearing well-made clothes, even if it doesn't shout designer. The lower class can still wear well-made clothing, but to a certain extent. Some lower and middle class people buy things knock-off or legitimate designer clothes or accessories to try to look like the uppercrust.

 Living on the North Shore I know plenty of families who are well-off, and I don't know any of them to be flashy of their money. They might spend more on something than I would, but they can afford to do that. However, I don't like to consider myself someone who lives in a bubble and I also feel like I can say I know plenty of people who could be considered lower class. Most "lower" class families I know say they can't afford anything but then buy a Juicy Couture purse. These aren't families who can afford this purse without taking a hit. These families take the hit, because with a flash of money like this they attempt to hide their lower class status and be considered amongst the upper class.