9:07YesGolden Goose (company)Luxury footwear that arrives already broken-in—and insists you pay for the privilege.
9:32YesBirkin bagA bag designed for diapers became a lockbox for status — its function buried under its own exclusivity.
9:24YesThe North FaceA climbing jacket that became a target — first for altitude, then for robbery, then for bullying.
8:24YesRolex SubmarinerThe Submariner stopped being a diver’s tool in the 1960s—and became the world’s most successful status symbol disguised as one.