$18,000 for one pair of shoes

NEW YORK, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- A New York store that sells men's shoes for up to $18,000 a pair says there are plenty of customers for the pricy footwear.

Anna Koszel, who runs the Silvano Lattanzi boutique on Madison Avenue, said the shop sells crocodile shoes for $18,000, calfskin wingtips for $3,175 and sneakers for $1,200, the New York Daily News reported Wednesday.

"I do have a plastic surgeon. He's bought 80 pairs in seven years," Koszel said.

She said a team of 26 cobblers in Marche, Italy, uses century-old techniques to create 2,500 pairs of shoes each year.

"The shoes are stiff when you buy them. You have to wear them three or four hours a day for four days before they are broken in," Koszel said. "They actually mold to your feet."