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Birkenstock shoes are more popular than ever, selling some 30 million pairs in 2023. The German brand, founded in 1897, and others — from Dr. Scholl’s wooden sandals to barefoot shoes by Leguano, Joe Nimble or Vivobarefoot — have an aura of being healthy and good for your feet. But does the science support this clog craze?
Art Week and the sumptuous events around its star show, Art Basel Miami Beach, was a perfect showcase not just for art, but also guiltless expenditure of vast amounts of cold hard cash.
The Louis Vuitton Foundation is a new high-profile cultural offering for the city of lights, but art’s higher calling becomes just a tool of luxury promotion for the ultra-privileged.