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The real rich aunts don’t have a rich aunt aesthetics. Rich aunts or uncles hide their wealth. It’s those ones that talk a lot during family meetings but mize when they have to financially contribute that love that rich aesthetic look.
The rich aunt aesthetic is the one that pays for all the cousins school and university fees in the family, the bail people out of financial problems, build or fixes the family home, pays for family functions and funerals but live a quiet middle class life in the burbs.
You know that aunt that has short hair cut dyed black (with an s curl sometimes) glasses with black frames, short nails (nude, pink or brown) nail polish, drives a Merc or double cab, always brings the flowers, her husband is always quiet never says a word... that’s her
Oh, she always wears those Woolies kimonos, smells great and a beautiful brand name tote bag. You can also spot them wearing Nike or LV trainers/sneakers that cost R5million nephinifa directing people ngegrosa yomncwabo, instructing the deco people or making tea for the grannies
Cont... she has max of 2 kids and if she doesn’t have children she adopts her siblings’ kids. They attend private schools but makes sure to always discipline her children to not think they are better even though that snob behavior seeps through every time.
When they are kids phithizelaring egcekeni during a function driving her crazy, her husband gathers abashana and gives them a R100 to go to the shops and buy snacks.
Visiting that aunt during school holidays is a dream. Uncapped WiFi, food galore, mall trips, you go back home with a suitcase full of clothes and more money any teenager can ever spend.
