35% ($379,150 and up)
Gucci Carbon Fiber Shoes: $2,000
The thing about carbon fiber: It’s awesome. The problem with carbon fiber: You have to explain to most people why it’s so awesome. So the best course of action with these $2,000 Gucci carbon fiber shoes—which look like nice shoes that have mated with bicycling shoes for some reason—is to talk about them as much as possible so that people ask you about them.
“Sorry I’m late. I walked here. I figured since my shoes cost more than most people’s first car, I’d treat them like a car. I have a car, though. Why would I have $2,000 shoes and not have a car? Oops, did I just say how much my shoes cost? That’s tacky. Know what’s not tacky? Carbon fiber.”
See how natural that sounds?
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