Purchase "Dad's shoes are one thing. But buying new shoes with dirt and tape for over $ 500 is another thing.

At least that's what many consumers who share their anger on social media say in response to the sale of a pair of shoes on the Nordstrom website for $ 530. The Golden Goose sneakers, nicknamed the "Superstar Taped Sneaker", boast of "crumply, tape-all-together" and "a grungy rubber cupsole". In other words, the shoes look dirty and fall apart.

The Italian brand Golden Goose also offers many other sneakers of worn appearance for over $ 500. They have a collection that, as it says on their website, includes shoes that combine "a refined and modern style with a vintage feeling".

Worokya Duncan wrote to Nordstrom on Twitter, complaining that the shoes are "hideous" and "insensitive". She asked, "Who's in the room when you design them?"

Nordstrom replied, "We appreciate your feedback, we are always looking for new, different and unique products, we realize that the taste is subjective and that not all customers will like all our products. were shared with our teams. " . Thank you."

Nordstrom has not responded to USA TODAY's request for comment.

Duncan tweeted, "It's not about taste, it's not a matter of recognizing that a store for which I have a map does not understand that poverty does not make sense. is not fashionable, I grew ridiculously poor and I could not afford "things. That my embarrassment and my struggle are commercialized disgusts me. "

Other people on social networks said that they "would not even take the shoes for free"and "For the low price of $ 500, you too do not seem to have any money! "

In Nordstrom's defense, many buyers are paying extra money for the purchase of new distressed shirts and avant-garde trousers. But scuffed sports shoes? For some, it takes too much the tendency to wear.

But the Nordstrom line for what is "too far" seems to be different from that of the general public. The company recently sold a pair of PRPS mens trousers, baked with fake earth, for $ 425; and a pair of Topshop "jeans" with transparent knees for $ 95.

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