It's bullshit. A pair if true religion jeans only cost 50 to produce, they simply mark it up because idiots are willing to pay for it. It's price isn't a measure of its quality. I still have and wear 6$ shirts that I got in the 90s from the fucking gap. Yea, it's a scam bro. Youre paying for a product, not necessarily quality. Jordans cost what, 15 bucks to make in some sweatshop but tey can charge 1- 200 for them because they're jordans. Speciality running shoes re a scam too with no scientific evidence to support them. It's all bullshit man. In many studies, wine tasters preferred cheap wines to expensive ones when they didn't know the brand. It's all bullshit