The inhabitants of Silicon Valley are not exactly known for haute couture.
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.
With help from the team at the sneaker marketplace Flight Club, Business Insider compiled some of the most fashionable, expensive, and downright wild sneakers worn by tech founders and CEOs. The Flight Club team helped confirm the brands and style.