quiet luxury
understated, expensive
the one-line answer
Expensive-looking but understated fashion with no logos.
Quiet luxury means you look very expensive but nothing has a visible logo. The quality is obvious if you know what to look for. If you need the logo, you cannot afford the real thing.
mainstream
Your coworker might use this word.
01 / in the wild
hear it move.
humor
old navy quiet luxury is the only way I can afford to dress like that.
Achieving the expensive understated look on a budget.
03 / don't confuse
similar, not the same.
quiet luxury
Quiet luxury is the current fashion term
vs
old-money
Old money is the cultural concept behind it.