"I Must Have This ITEM because Everyone Wants It Too"

(Left: 2006? Balenciaga Harness Booties; Right: Sam Edelman Harness Booties)

I read fashion-related blogs and forums almost everyday and one thing they all have in common is the want/need for the "it" item or "at-the-moment" shoes. The picture of the shoe above is currently the one that every girl is dying to have because they are suppose to be hot and it is by this innovative designer (Nicolas Ghesequire or Pierre Hardy for Balenciaga). Sam Edelman made the same exact pair and it sold out pretty quickly at the only retailer that carried it, Victoria Secret. I believe it sold for less than $200 dollars. Curious enough, I looked through Ebay for this particular must have and lo and behold, the shoes is up for a bidding war that ranged between $200-$600 dollars. 

REALLYYY???

Is this what people do these days in order to have a knockoff item that is worn by a fashion icon?

I read some reviews about this pair and people who have owned them said that they are a pain to walk in (duhhh.. at 6 1/2 inches, they probably will give you a sprain). 

So to people who are blowing 200-600 dollars for this pair, I wish you well. I hope that you REALLY (100X) like them enough for it to be with you until the day you die or at least the day that you can pass them on to your daughters.