Golden Goose why do people wear them?

[Anonymous]

Love that they have unique options that look cute with casual dresses or jeans, BUT would never pay full price. They are very easy to find on sale - a store in Bethesda had them 50% off the day after Christmas. You just need to know where to check.

https://www.goldengoose.com/us/en/super-star-sneakers-with-gold-sparkle-foxing-and-metal-stud-lettering-cod-GWF00101.F000316.10272.html

https://www.intermixonline.com/golden-goose/superstar-perforated-low-top-sneakers/GWF00101.F000124.80165.html?dwvar_GWF00101.F000124.80165_color=900&cgid=shoe-designer-golden-goose#start=1&prodIndex=99

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I didn't think anyone really did - except wanna be housewives.

If I am a housewife and wear them what does that make me?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I didn't think anyone really did - except wanna be housewives.

If I am a housewife and wear them what does that make me?

An idiot. No smart person would pay $600 for those ugly things.

[Anonymous]

They’re ugly AF

[Anonymous]

They wear them because they are pretty basic looking and signal a certain level of wealth and knowledge of trends. There’s nothing wrong with this, by the way. I’m not using “basic” in the derogatory sense, I’m trying to say they have mass appeal bc the design is pretty normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Golden Goose = sneakers
Canada Goose = coat

Golden goose does sell coats, dresses, shirts, hats and purses

[Anonymous]

Golden Goose epitomizes to me the psychology that we had a thread on last month... that is, why some people aspire to spend their money on things solely because others have them and they are expensive, and don't take pleasure in finding something new/different/flattering/cool/on the cusp of being cool and making it their own.

Like the OP of that thread, I do not understand that psychology. When you buy the GG, let's assume someone compliments them (which i'm not sure anyone would do at this point because they're so ubiquitous) and the "high" you get from that compliment is because someone recognized that either (i) you (or more typically, your DH - because these kind of signifiers are for the sahm set) makes decent money; or (ii) you run in circles of certain types of people so that you knew these were trendy. But the compliment isn't about the shoe. It's feedback to you about how the shoe reflects your lifestyle.

Versus if you spent comparable money on some other lesser known shoe and someone compliments it, that means you sought out something that something thinks is pretty, or makes you look good, or otherwise they genuinely like. So that's a compliment of the actual shoe itself, and specifically feedback that you have good taste. So it's a compliment about YOU.

But i've been that way since highschool. If there was some trend that everyone was buying, I would actively eschew it lest I looked like everyone else. I wanted compliments for having my own look. But that's my own psychology!

[Anonymous]

Why in the world do you care about what shoes other people wear?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why in the world do you care about what shoes other people wear?

Exactly! Reverse snob

[Anonymous]

This is dumb. I wear golden goose because they are cute and comfy as heck. I don't worry about scuffing them, being rough with them, or breaking them in. It literally is just what is. It's just that simple.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is dumb. I wear golden goose because they are cute and comfy as heck. I don't worry about scuffing them, being rough with them, or breaking them in. It literally is just what is. It's just that simple.

+1
I don’t care what anyone else wears or thinks of them. Bought a pair on sale bc I thought they were cute. They turned out to be my most comfortable shoes and I wore them non-stop so I now have a few pairs, all purchased on sale. I began wearing sneakers a lot when my Dr said not to wear any type of heels foe my plantar fasciitis. I thought these looked cute enough w/ casual summer dresses

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Golden Goose epitomizes to me the psychology that we had a thread on last month... that is, why some people aspire to spend their money on things solely because others have them and they are expensive, and don't take pleasure in finding something new/different/flattering/cool/on the cusp of being cool and making it their own.

Like the OP of that thread, I do not understand that psychology. When you buy the GG, let's assume someone compliments them (which i'm not sure anyone would do at this point because they're so ubiquitous) and the "high" you get from that compliment is because someone recognized that either (i) you (or more typically, your DH - because these kind of signifiers are for the sahm set) makes decent money; or (ii) you run in circles of certain types of people so that you knew these were trendy. But the compliment isn't about the shoe. It's feedback to you about how the shoe reflects your lifestyle.

Versus if you spent comparable money on some other lesser known shoe and someone compliments it, that means you sought out something that something thinks is pretty, or makes you look good, or otherwise they genuinely like. So that's a compliment of the actual shoe itself, and specifically feedback that you have good taste. So it's a compliment about YOU.

But i've been that way since highschool. If there was some trend that everyone was buying, I would actively eschew it lest I looked like everyone else. I wanted compliments for having my own look. But that's my own psychology!

That's all well and good, and I'm not saying I operate differently, but there's plenty of research on how trends work, and even things that feel under the radar need to have some level of familiarity to be appealing. I do believe there are different approaches whether deliberate or not--those who don't accept a trend until it's peak, and those who become turned off when a trend gets too big. But at base, it's the same behavior, noticing what others are doing and reacting, and even the people who avoid megatrends are following to some degree. I get not following a trend that's saturated, but I don't get being smug about it (e.g. starting a thread to ask why people are doing something clearly trendy). If anything, going for early adopter is just more bang for the buck because it may wear the longer before it feels played out. But that depends on the individual.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Golden Goose epitomizes to me the psychology that we had a thread on last month... that is, why some people aspire to spend their money on things solely because others have them and they are expensive, and don't take pleasure in finding something new/different/flattering/cool/on the cusp of being cool and making it their own.

Like the OP of that thread, I do not understand that psychology. When you buy the GG, let's assume someone compliments them (which i'm not sure anyone would do at this point because they're so ubiquitous) and the "high" you get from that compliment is because someone recognized that either (i) you (or more typically, your DH - because these kind of signifiers are for the sahm set) makes decent money; or (ii) you run in circles of certain types of people so that you knew these were trendy. But the compliment isn't about the shoe. It's feedback to you about how the shoe reflects your lifestyle.

Versus if you spent comparable money on some other lesser known shoe and someone compliments it, that means you sought out something that something thinks is pretty, or makes you look good, or otherwise they genuinely like. So that's a compliment of the actual shoe itself, and specifically feedback that you have good taste. So it's a compliment about YOU.

But i've been that way since highschool. If there was some trend that everyone was buying, I would actively eschew it lest I looked like everyone else. I wanted compliments for having my own look. But that's my own psychology!

There is some truth to this, but isn't also just possible that people who buy these are exposed to them from their friends or social media or whatever, actually them like how they look, and buy them because they can in fact afford them? Not everyone cares about being unique or wants to spend their time seeking out things that are pretty but that no one else has. I personally think they are ugly and would not spend my money on them, but I have certainly bought other trendy, overpriced things because (gasp!) I LIKED them. So I guess I'm just basic in that way.

[Anonymous]

I saw my first pair just now next to me at the Ft Lauderdale airport on the way to dca, never heard of them until here