We get it.  Most of us can't afford the sort of $10,000 price tag for a pair of St Laurent rhinestone slouch boots circa 2017.  Piggy banks are being emptied throughout the land and many not for the fun things like rhinestones and holidays - it's for paying gas bills and doing a shop to feed the family.

Der Spiegel (The Mirror)   No.51  18.12.2021