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Someone Made $19,000 Gold Shoelaces

Bootstraps indeed.
Bootstraps indeed.

A designer called Mr. Kennedy has made “the world’s only precious metal shoelaces.” If the 14-karat gold ones seem like a bit much, you can slum it with the silver ones, which are only $3,000. “As you can well imagine, there aren’t a lot of orders for these,” says the FAQ section of the website. “We will do everything to ensure that these arrive with you as soon as we can … but when they arrive and they will be great [sic].” [Mr-Kennedy.com via HuffPo]

Someone Made $19,000 Gold Shoelaces