Status simplified.

A gentleman is a lion and not a pussycat.

The pick up community make status a very complicated thing that involves talking a woman half to death. In my own experience there is no need to work that hard.

What follows is a list of things that have given me status in the past. I measure this chiefly by the way women react to me. They amount to a door opener and allow authentic communication but they will not get you laid by themselves. They involve expense but are easy.

CLOTHING.
Dress as well as you are able and create a consistent image for yourself.

TRAVEL AND HOBBIES.
Travel used to have status because it was expensive. Now it has status because it is adventurous. You may explore a foreign city for less than a hundred pounds but you must have your wits about you.

BE THE FOREIGNER.
Have you ever noticed the interest you receive while travelling?

These three things are quite miraculous in combination. My own image (English Gentleman) works even better overseas than it does here.