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Silicon Valley’s ultimate status symbol is the sneaker — here are the rare, expensive, and goofy sneakers worn by the top tech CEOs

Business Insider compiled some of the most fashionable, expensive, and downright wild sneakers worn by tech founders and CEOs.

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The inhabitants of Silicon Valley are not exactly known for haute couture.

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It's a land where jeans, T-shirts, and hoodies reign supreme, and where sneakers are the footwear of choice.

But don't let the pedestrian fashion item fool you. These sneakers can be as rare and as status-defining as the fine watches adorning the wrists of Wall Street bankers or the designer handbags clutched by elite art dealers.

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