How To Be a 1 Percenter According to WSJ Magazine
72Advice from WSJ Magazine for Aspirants to the Top 1%
Bottom 99% readers of Rupert Murdoch's WSJ Magazine who aspire to reaching the top one percent can learn all they need to know about how to dress for a formal occasion, a visit to the country, a picnic, fishing on a quiet pond or stream (no PFDs), what kind of car to buy (Jaguar), appropriate pet dog breeds (matched Vizslas) and what kind of champagne to serve (Krug). They will learn that Ralph Lauren Purple Label over plain old Ralph Lauren is a critical distinction for anyone aspiring to the top one percent. Similarly, L.L. Bean won't do, but L.L. Bean Signature is acceptable. Rolexes don't make an appearance in these pages where Christian Dior Chiffre Rouge T01, Hublot Geneve, and Bell and Ross Time Instruments are found.
Other brands that will, according to The WSJ Magazine, facilitate upward mobility include Bottega Veneta, Kiton, Carolina Amato, Zilli, Brunello Cucinelli and old names like Piaget, Cartier, Oscar de la Renta and Burberry's Dominion. Le Chameau boots and Tom Ford slippers are obligatory if you believe the ads.
Horses and his and hers matched pairs of Vizslas are in. Poodles, Cocker Spaniels and mutts are out. Pit Bulls are definitely outre.
Finally, you may wish to consider changing or at the very least adding a "von" or "de la" your name as in Ines de la Fressange, Oscar de la Renta or Marie Claire de Montagnac.
[Note: I took the pictures posted below from the September 2010 issue of The Magazine From the Wall Street Journal WSJ. I have listed the products shown in each photograph. If the Wall Street Journal or any of the advertisers so request I will take the offending picture or pictures down although I believe their use in this publication falls within "fair use."]
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Bottom 98% readers of Rupert Murdoch's WSJ Magazine who aspire to reaching the top one percent can learn all they need to know about how to dress for a formal
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Bottom 98% readers of Rupert Murdoch's WSJ Magazine who aspire to reaching the top one percent can learn all they need to know about how to dress for a formal
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Wow. Now that I know this, I'll be flitting around the world in my purple label and signature collection whatever with my Vizslas in no time. Thanks for the advice!
PS.- Now that I get the inside scoop, I respect my one billionaire friend more than ever before!
Glad I could be helpful! Thanks. I had fun doing this Hub, but it's not getting much traction.
Maybe people just aren't really getting it...? Have you promoted it much in your other hubs on similar topics, like the Inside Job hub?
No, but I been forwarding it to my friends and relatives.
Just as I suspected - time to throw out the Poodle and stock up the stables! Thanks for the timely advice, I'd just die if I made a critical pet faux pas.
Thanks Ralph, I will see if I can re-make myself!
And to think, my ancestors purposefully removed the "Von" from our family name!!!
A shame................
You could put it back, Terry. Von Stuck has a nice ring to it.
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You mean Downton Abbey isn’t Ralph Lauren’s ancestral home? He does the look so well. And he has all those classic automobiles. Forgive me if I get my Bugatti facts wrong, but can’t you just imagine him pulling up to the entrance, silk scarf at his n
Why isn't an Express 27 on the list?
The "Ultimate Sailing Machine?" Good question. I've heard Ralph Lauren digs New York 32s. They're cloaer to his Downton Abbey style.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/11/opinion/the-ineq