glitterati
gli´-der-AH´-dee The group known as the glitterati consists of fashionable people involved in activities perceived as glamorous, such as show business, fashion, and art. There’s no requirement to be rich, […]
Wealth & Fame
beautiful people
The term the beautiful people refers to the group of wealthy, famous people whose expensive and glamorous lifestyles are well publicized. There’s no requirement to be physically beautiful. Nor is […]
arriviste
ah-ree-VEEST´ An arriviste is a person who is just beginning to arrive on a social or artistic scene, and who may be viewed as either lacking credentials or as being […]
haute bourgeoisie
oat´ burr-zhwah-ZEE´ The haute bourgeoisie is the upper-middle class, especially in France
noblesse oblige
no-BLESS´ oh-BLEEZH´ French for ‘nobility obligates,’ the concept that high birth or rank obligates one to behave generously and honorably.
scion
SIGH´-uhn A scion is a person, generally young, born into a rich and influential family.
carriage trade
The term carriage trade originally referred to business transacted with rich clients, but with time, it has also come to describe the group of rich clients themselves. As a general […]
jet set
The term jet set refers to the international group of rich people who congregate at the world’s most fashionable resorts. Members of the jet set are also members of the […]
prewar apartment
A prewar apartment is a unit in a type of elegant apartment building constructed in New York City prior to 1941, the year the U.S. entered World War II. Prewar […]
jet set
The jet set is the international group of rich people who congregate at the world’s most fashionable resorts. Members of the jet set are also members of the carriage trade, […]