Sometimes I feel like my runners are just not flashy enough. Behold! Kickbars are jewel-encrusted shoelace clips made with emeralds, sapphires, rubies, or diamonds set in white gold. The designer, Robert B. Martin Jr., is a former child star (apparently he was in a Taco Bell commercial, so that makes him a star?). Back in the day little Bobby got “street cred” from wearing his mom’s rings on his sneaker laces. This gave him the idea of creating Kickbars so you too could have “street cred”. Kickbars are priced from $7,500. Personally, I like Taco’s better - Bobby should have stuck to those.