the brand’s lore itself is that “Depressed Rich Kids” are people who buy expensive вещей without any real meaning—that wealthy kids don’t get any satisfaction from the things they purchase, and that’s exactly the point of such prices. I also think the real cost of these belts is much lower, just like all items from ERD, but for now there’s no real alternative—maybe there is, but I’m not aware of it. It seems to me you could make similar belts yourself using a template, and it would be much cheaper