quiet luxury

English

Noun

quiet luxury (countable and uncountable, plural quiet luxuries)

1. A form of inconspicuous or subdued luxury, often by lesser-known brands.
   • 2023 April 30, Eva Wiseman, “Why do we buy into ‘stealth wealth’ and the class who wear it?”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Perhaps I would mind this “quiet luxury” less if the clothes were fabulous. But, instead, they’re bloodless, grandly bland, dreary.

   • 2023 October 7, Robert Armstrong, Lauren Indvik, “How to look rich”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 4:

     “Quiet luxury” is a kabuki performance of moneyed ease and indifference.

See also

• stealth wealth