$19K Gold Shoelaces Add Swag To Your Shoes

Shoelaces aren't really an item we spend a lot of time thinking about.

So when it comes to paying $19,000 for a pair of 14K gold laces, just to tie up our Chucks? Um, we'll pass.

The gilded laces, discovered by the Today Show, are finely crafted by Mr. Kennedy, who created them using "ancient, artisan jewelry techniques." I guess gold accessories do sound like an early Roman Empire thing.

According to the "Today Show," each set of laces is "handmade by Colombian workers" and takes 120 hours to produce.

But the coolest thing about your five-digit shoelaces? The gold laces will be delivered to you by security and "laced for you anywhere in the world." Tie my shoes, Jeeves!

Don't worry, though, budget-minded folks: Mr. Kennedy's silver laces will only set you back $3,000. Whew! What a steal.

If you're still interested in owning your own, you can get them here at Mr. Kennedy. How many pairs are you going to buy?

Comments

[gen230]

04:45 AM on 10/21/2011

Who would buy such things? If I were walking around in shoes with $19000 laces on them, I might as well have a neon sign saying 'mug me' right over my head.

[Peace Walker]

01:19 AM on 10/21/2011

Q: Why do these laces cost $19,000?

A: To give a good reason to justify your demise when the revolution comes...

[commonsensitive]

10:23 PM on 10/20/2011

>: w

[syaiomid]

06:46 AM on 10/20/2011

it is just minature spool knitting with fine gold wire......if someone would buy it i would make it......but noone buys anything anymore.....i have lost everything to medical bills and still try to work...but cannot make even 50 cent an hour now....people have no respect for people who try...the system wants you to die...i cannot even get medical care....and noone actually cares.

[hammhome]

03:27 AM on 10/20/2011

so how many trust-fund protesters have these shoe laces in their designer tennies right now?

[Brian Gorrell]

11:24 PM on 10/19/2011

Vile.

[sfbbmom]

09:59 PM on 10/19/2011

So this is what we have become? A society that produces shoe laces costing $19,000 when our neighbors do not have proper food to eat? I hope no one buys them. I hope if anyone is spotted wearing them, they are identified.

[TaxpayingVoter]

03:17 AM on 10/20/2011

Actually, humans have been this way for eons.

[fidgetingwabbit]

09:34 PM on 10/19/2011

can huffpost confirm how much the columbian workers were paid to make these shoe laces?

[Vanessa1129]

08:30 PM on 10/19/2011

*blank stare*

@ $19K Gold Shoelaces Add Swag To Your Shoes

[vaygollybum]

08:26 PM on 10/19/2011

Any body that would buy something like that has more $ than sense....

[sfbbmom]

10:00 PM on 10/19/2011

Nouveau riche uneducated people. Maybe some of these overpaid basketball stars with all the tatoos.

[janeyre]

09:47 PM on 10/20/2011

Ah, they could wear them with that $29,000 back pack. I think the Olsen Twins make it. Why not? If you have the money...

[laur1515]

02:44 PM on 10/21/2011

I agree...although it is a stupid choice, who am I to tell someone else how to spend THEIR money.

[Annette Hammond]

07:42 PM on 10/19/2011

What's next--24 carat underwear? There must be,because of the diamond Victoria Secret bra.

[Brewerpaul]

07:07 PM on 10/19/2011

The 1% need these...

[sempronia]

05:00 PM on 10/19/2011

Perhaps they could be melted down for bullion when the peasants revolt...

[yukonsam]

04:41 PM on 10/19/2011

Man... talk about wretched excess. Umm... hand me that can of gold spray paint, will ya?

Now, if somebody came out with some braided stainless steel shoelaces that would hold up more than a few months, I'd be willing to take a look. I can lace them myself, thanks.

[Vanessa1129]

08:31 PM on 10/19/2011

rofl!

[Hardyman1966]

04:16 PM on 10/19/2011

The shoelaces that say, "Yeah.  I really AM that much of a stain."