I have a closet full of Louboutins and Giuseppe Zanotti. Yeah I can’t believe I paid that much for shoes sometimes but they are works of art. Beautiful workmanship. Loubies are handmade. I guarantee I can tell the difference even in sneakers. If you really know high end lines you know Palessi is fake so must have been a bunch of stupid liberals who fall for anything.
“an upscale mall in Santa Monica.”
There’s your answer.
I agree. I like high end. I know high end. And I will guarantee you I would know a pair of Payless shoes. When I was young and broke I shopped there. They were crap.