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Red carpets began as a train marketing trick

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Because stepping onto regular dirt was far too pedestrian for the traveling elite. Long before it became the staple of insufferable award shows, laying down a plush crimson walkway was simply a marketing gimmick to guide wealthy passengers onto luxury express trains without dirtying their shoes.

Red carpets began as a train marketing trick
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