Rich right down to their toes

WHILE most of us are tightening our belts in readiness for the stormy waters that could lie ahead, if you’re into the world of sneakers and basketball shoes you’ve clearly nothing to worry about.

What else can explain the amazing scenes last week, when shoppers queued from 4am in the pouring rain to buy trainers that cost up to £1,800?

The Air Jordan 1 OG Dior shoes were only on sale in Dior’s store on New Bond Street, London, or the nearby Selfridges.

What makes this more baffling is other fans are prepared to pay £15,000 for the same shoes on an online site.

The black plimsolls with an elastic front my mum got me at Woolworths belong to a different age...