A few months back, the final page of Vogue magazine (which usually features some "in" product) featured a pair of ladies' high-heeled shoes that sell for over $9,000 a pair. And no, they were not made of unicorn hide or encrusted with diamonds, nor had they once belonged to Marie Antoinette. It was just plain old leather on a shoe not significantly different from any other pair of platform heels. I was astounded, especially since that one pair of shoes cost more than what I earn in half a year.
How does the fashion industry get away with selling such over-priced goods? What kind of person would buy something for such a ridiculously exaggerated price? I personally would have a very hard time spending even $90 on a pair of shoes, even if I were wealthy, not to mention $900 or, God forbid, $9,000. What's the most you've ever spent on a pair of shoes?
2006-07-01 08:31:34 · 11 answers · asked by la_paienne 2 in Social Science ➔ Economics
really? $9,000? are you sure? there are starving people in this world. You could hit the local payless shoe store buy 10 pair of shoes and then donate the money to hurricane Katrina victims.
2006-07-01 08:39:53 · answer #1 · answered by uma 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would never spend that much money on shoes. For one, that's too expensive. For two, I'm not a slave for fashion. And for three, I hate high heels.
Fashion Industries can get away with selling things for such high prices because of inflation and celebrities. Once a designer makes a shoe everyone wants it and wants to buy it because the designer is so fancied among the stars and wealthy people. The fashion industry has always been wealthy anyways, so that also contributes.
The most I've ever spent on shoes was probably $60. They were originally $80 dollar Nike shoes.
2006-07-01 08:35:58 · answer #2 · answered by balanced 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has a lot to do with the brand name, but more than that, if they make the price 9000, its a way of saying, you know what, we spent a lot money making this shoe and we believe that this shoe is worth 5000 + 4000 to make it even more exclusive.
If someone else sells a shoe at a higher price in the next Vogue then everyone might think its better and therefore that brand is better
2006-07-01 08:42:52 · answer #3 · answered by pjcswart 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have the money to spend then yeah. Why do people drive $150,000 cars when a $10,000 car can get you to the same place and is not a gas guzzler? Why have a $75,000,000 house when you could live in a $800 apartment? Hey, it is your money. Enjoy it.
2006-07-01 09:04:57 · answer #4 · answered by crazyhumans2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this stuff is for the fility rich, just because they can. The poor folk like us get knock off's, and cheaper made stuff......this is a capitalistic society, you can set any price for any thing you want...the trick is in getting someone else to value it at that price, and buy it.
i have spend $80.00 on a pair of shoes, because they went perfectly with the outfit i wanted to wear... (i still have them too)
2006-07-01 08:38:48 · answer #5 · answered by ari_is_me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah. even as i became little I used to positioned on my dad's shoes and walk round the homestead in them. lol and likewise. My husband's shoes are large for contained in the course of the nighttime. even as i'm barefoot and that i want to kill a spider! except that. My husband's shoes are far too large. I truly could positioned on my own usually.
2016-10-14 01:02:35 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you produce something, you can agree to exchange it for whatever you wish, perhaps to you the cookie you made is worth 1 million dollars, if someone agrees to pay it that is their prerogative, trade can only occur between voluntarily consenting individuals. no one has any business in forcing another to sell their product for a price unacceptable to them, that is called theft and coercion.
2006-07-03 08:49:08 · answer #7 · answered by iconoclast_ensues 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just buy a shoe tht is cheap and also fits u,and tht makes u a good economist b,cose u can spend a whole of that & still make no good use of the shoe.
2006-07-02 03:32:15 · answer #8 · answered by emmadoveforreal 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know why but some ppl think that having expencive shoes would make them cool or popular
2006-07-01 08:43:54 · answer #9 · answered by CuteAnswerer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is neccessary for us...coz rich ppl are getting more richer.....so if they dont spend money it will go out from the ordinary society to the rich men...so it is helpful to ake money back in the society ....
2006-07-01 09:05:07 · answer #10 · answered by anuragLucknow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋