[freemanofthewan]

Some pay $150+, some go to the thrift store. True beat-fashion or not, I would never malign someone for choosing quality footwear.

[armenarmen]

I looked up a 1950s advertisement for similar boots and saw a pair for $12.95, plugged that and 1955 into the inflation calculator and it came out to $144.41. So not too far off really

[wara23arish]

Didn’t mean it as malignment, just felt that the characterization with beatniks didn’t seem right.