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Sneakbars - A Small Splurge

Filed under: Apparel

Kickbars have been around for a few years now. Back in 2007, Deidre told us about them in "Kickbars, Diamonds for Your Shoes." Well, we weren't in a recession then.

What they are is diamond and jewel-encrusted clips for your shoelaces, basically like grills for your tennies. What they cost? $9,500 and up. That's why I'm telling you about Sneakbars.

In case you don't have that kind of cash lying around for shoe decor but think the idea is really cool, Sneakbars retail for just $49.00. They're made by the same company, and incorporate some of the same cool designs, but use rhinestones instead of diamonds to keep the price down.

And if you meet someone on the street who's like "those aren't real Kickbars, they're obviously just Sneakbars," you live in crazytown and there's nothing I can do to help you.

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Kickbars, Diamonds For Your Shoes

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Jewelry, Shoes

If you are running out of places to put your diamonds, consider your sneakers. The perfect accessory to those pricey limited edition sneaks just might be Kickbars, jewel-encrusted shoelace clips. The bars, which feature emeralds, sapphires, rubies and diamonds set in white gold, can also be used on bracelets and necklaces. The original Kickbar has 54 G color, VS1 diamonds pave set into the rectangular bar (a total weight of 2 carats) and sells for $7500.

An LA Times article earlier this spring highlights another way to make your shoes sparkle, a company called Greedy Genius is selling interchangeable diamond eyelets.

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