"Always wear expensive shoes. People notice"
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The imperative "Always" is doing heavy lifting. Its not about footwear; its about discipline, about treating your body as a brand asset that must be maintained at all times. "People notice" is equally sharp in its vagueness. Not your friends, not your peers, not the person you want to impress - just "people", the anonymous jury. That word turns public space into a perpetual audition and frames social life as a marketplace where you are priced before you speak.
Koslow's line also captures a late-capitalist truth about where status hides when everyone can fake the obvious markers. Fast fashion can imitate runway silhouettes, knockoff bags are everywhere, and filters can flatten differences online. Shoes, though, are harder to counterfeit convincingly in motion and often read as a more "authentic" tell. The subtext is cynical but practical: if you cant control how you're judged, at least control the most legible clue.
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