Marketing genius or mad man? The man who sells sneakers for $132K

This story appeared in CNN Style on December 1, 2016 and is written by Steve Dool of Complex magazine. I spoke with Steve for this story.

Shoppers who enter the Buscemi boutique in downtown Manhattan searching for the footwear brand’s signature leather sneakers are greeted first by five gilded pyramids.

The structures, according to the label’s founder, Jo…