LEE KRAMER'S ROOM: With Views

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This derick guy goes through costs and production of the average shoe in his thread and Ivanka shoes were made in China with abusive labor problems.
Chinese Maker of Ivanka Trump’s Shoes Looks for Cheaper Labor
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/01/business/ivanka-trump-china-shoes-factory-hours.html

A couple of his posts.

derek guy@dieworkwear
Menswear writer. Editor at @putthison . Creator of @RLGoesHard
. Bylines at The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Financial Times, Esquire, and Mr. Porter
dieworkwear.com

I don't know where Trump's shoes are actually made (pic 1). But from the soles, I will assume somewhere in a low-cost Asian country. Italian sneakers are often made with Margom cup soles (pic 2). For the sake of this thread, let's assume Trump's sneakers are made in China. pic.twitter.com/3ZSwb49dHs

— derek guy (@dieworkwear) February 18, 2024

So, for a shoe that prob costs $20 to make, maybe we can add another $20 for various associated costs. That's still a 10x markup from cost to retail, with all the profit being pocketed by Trump. This is not at all comparable to how other fashion companies price things.

— derek guy (@dieworkwear) February 18, 2024

To be sure, I think we all know that the Trump sneaker is just a fundraising effort, no different from his NFTs or mug shot complete with a swatch of a cut-up suit. They are not meant to be serious products. They're like Cracker Jack prizes for donating to him. pic.twitter.com/IyZesYqnmH

— derek guy (@dieworkwear) February 18, 2024

This is almost certainly a white-label product, meaning a stock factory item modified in small ways (e.g., the "T"). IMO, it's a bad idea to do pricey items like this because some freak on Reddit named PabloThriftscobar will find the factory and post your manufacturing costs.

— derek guy (@dieworkwear) February 17, 2024

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