I buy expensive suits. They just look cheap on me.

Attributed to Warren Buffett, the line uses self-deprecating humor to puncture the idea that status can be purchased. The joke hinges on a reversal: even when he buys “expensive suits,” they still “look cheap,” implying that appearance is shaped as much by bearing, fit, and personal style as by price. In a broader Buffettian register, it also echoes his public persona of modesty and indifference to luxury—suggesting that spending more does not automatically create value, whether in clothing or in investments. The quip thus functions as a compact critique of conspicuous consumption and of confusing cost with quality.