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Top 10 Rich People Who Look Poor

Posted by Emily Farris

 

When we were growing up, our mom always said "just because we're poor doesn't mean we have to look poor." But over the last few years we've seen people dressing like they're poor no matter how much money they have. Here we've compiled the top 10 rich people who look poor. 

 
10. Peter Jackson
Producer/director Peter Jackson looks like he should be driving his El Camino (unironically) through the Burger King Drive Thru on his way to work at the video store. However, we do have to admit that this picture is old and he's looking much better these days; in fact, we'd probably make out with him now.


[Image via lightscameraaction.wordpress.com] 
 

 
9. Penny Marshall
While it actually kind-of works for her, Penny Marshall doesn't exactly dress like she's raking it in from her big-time directing jobs.


[Image via lakers.topbuzz.com] 
 

8. Tom from MySpace
Seriously, this guy sold MySpace to Rupert Murdoch for how many millions of dollars? You'd think he might want to change out of that t-shirt and put up a new picture. Maybe he could even afford a digital camera with a better DPI? Stop trying to be "one of us," Tom (if that really even is your name). You sold out a long time ago, and now MySpace sucks. The ads make it soooo sloooow. Do you have any idea how long it took us to grab this picture?


 
7. Si Newhouse
The Chairman and CEO of Advance Mags/Conde Nast is often spotted around 4 Times Square in "a well worn sweatshirt." While we could not secure photographic evidence of said sweatshirt, our many sources inside Conde Nast have confirmed this to be true.

 
6. Either of The Olsen Twins at Any Given Moment
While they're starting to grow out of it, the Olsen Twins defined hobo chic or boho or homeless chic or whatever the hell you want to call it. And if you've ever seen them wandering the streets of New York, you, too, may have mistaken them for malnourished homeless people who spent their $6/day sweatshop salaries on Starbucks. 


[Image via tsl.pomona.edu]

5. Pete Doherty
Pete Doherty's look seems to always scream (or whimper) "Please sir, may I have some more?," whether he's asking for food, clothes or heroin.



[Image via news.com.au]

 
4. Nick Nolte
We don't think anyone will ever again think of Nick Nolte without thinking of this picture.

 
3. Britney Spears
There are just some things no amount of money could ever fix (though the Fiji water is definitely expensive, as far as bottled water goes).


[Image via socialitelife.celebuzz.com]  

2. Trust Fund Hipsters
These kids spend a lot of their parents' money to look like they're forced to shop at the Salvation Army. The expensive coke also helps with the "too poor to buy groceries" look.


[Image via nochancepublishing.blogspot.com]
 

1. Amy Winehouse
Amy Winehouse is worth at least £10 million. She tops our list because not only does she look poor, she smokes crack, just to keep it real.


[Image via infdaily.buzznet.com]

 

Runner Up: Courtney Love
We know Courtney Love is supposed to be all Seattle rock grunge or whatever, but we really just want to give her some eye make-up remover and take her on a shopping spree (except we can't, because we really are poor).


[Image via nymag.com]


Comments

loveitorleaveit said:

When I interned at The New Yorker, I often saw Si walk around the Gehry-designed cafeteria in a worn gray New Yorker sweatshirt. He was super friendly, though.

April 28, 2008 4:02 PM

dk said:

PS- Pete Doherty isn't rich... Fans have had to bail him out of jail in the past because he spends all his money on trash... So i don't think he should be included.

lame.

April 28, 2008 6:19 PM

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Emily Farris writes about culture and food for numerous publications and websites you've probably never heard of, including her own blog eefers. Her first cookbook will be published in fall 2008. Emily lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her cat, but just one...so far.

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    Emily Farris writes about culture and food for numerous publications and websites you've probably never heard of, including her own blog eefers. Her first cookbook will be published in fall 2008. Emily lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her cat, but just one . . . so far.

    Bryan Christian has worked as a writer for Epicurious, GenArt and ID magazine; a web producer for WWD and Condé Nast; and a cameraman for his friends. He's married with roommate and lives in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.

    Brian Fairbanks is a filmmaker living in the wilds of Brooklyn. He previously wrote for the Hartford Courant and Gawker. He won the Williamsburg Spelling Bee once. He loves cats, women with guns, and burning books.

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    Raised on the mean streets of New York City's Upper West Side, Katie Halper is a comic, writer, blogger, satirist and filmmaker. Her writing appears in The Huffington Post, Alternet, and Takepart.com. Katie co-founded Laughing Liberally, is an artistic director of The Tank, and is at work on her second documentary, Another Camp Is Possible.

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