Fashion can sometimes seem strange or meaningless, because couture pieces that sell for thousands of pesos look like they came from your old, stained and worn wardrobe, and that is precisely the style of exclusive boots Balenciaga.
Paint-splattered Balenciaga boots or “paint-splatter boots” have a bootie strike cut similar to work boots like Dr. Marten's, though they have a more pointed and pronounced rubber sole design at the toe. bridge.
What Balenciaga's paint-smeared boots look like
These boots are made of leather, lined with fabric. They are black with a round toe and the controversial paint splatter detail on the entire lower part and also on the rubber of the sole, which also has the Balenciaga design on the front, back and bottom so that no one has any doubts about it. who was going through the fresh cement.
(Photo: Farfetch)
Made in Italy, these boots belong to the latest Balenciaga campaign, of which ambassadors like Justin Bieber are part. This consists of predominantly black looks, leather, rubber and rigid fabrics reminiscent of Cyberpunk and the Matrix.
For a price of only 23,650 pesos, including customs taxes, you can buy these paint-stained Balenciaga boots, and believe it or not, they are only available in 2 sizes.
The memes for the Balenciaga boots were immediate
The unique boots have caused a stir on social media for their paint-on design. Sarcastic comments are the most common on Facebook and Twitter. Some mocking the brand when selling them and others from the buyers of Balenciaga boots.
(Photo: Twitter @SrChiabe)
Beyond the images there are also other fun posts: “I have several #3 models, there are with concrete, paint and waterproofing to be specific, I leave them at super discounts”. And the comments respond as if they were interested “Do you have credit? I'm interested".
Users on social networks are also sharing images of people living on the streets as if they were fashion shoots with “fashionable” captions, as well as photos of workers on site saying “the teacher wearing expensive ufff”.
There are also references to shows like “neighbors” with the Jorjais character as if he were wearing Balenciaga clothes and, of course, the classic Simpsons memes.
(Photo Twitter @Santiago_Figuek)
Those who scoff at buyers say “imagine being the one paying all this to look like a slut”. Next to several new, but torn, stained and faded Balenciaga garments, which together add up to 94,300 pesos.
Balenciaga the irreverent fashion house
This year has been one of the most innovative for Balenciaga, just remember Kim Kardashian's full bondage outfit or her collaboration with Unreal Engine (yes, the video game one) to make her catwalk in virtual reality, in which she has turned to daring outfits and pieces inspired by Cyberpunk combined with the trends of the year.
We will have to wait to see what else they surprise us with.
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