'COMMODIFYING POVERTY': Balenciaga's 'fully destroyed' sneakers slammed over $1,850 price tag
Balenciaga, the Kim Kardashian-approved fashion house, has released a new "full destroyed" version of their "Paris" high-top sneaker, complete with shredding, smudging, and a graffiti logo that has gotten a lot of buzz on Twitter.
The Paris Sneaker is Balenciaga's newest footwear offering, and it comes in both high-top and mule styles. The standard version is unremarkable, costing $625 for the high-top and $495 for the mule. The sneakers are available in a variety of colors, notably black, red, and white, and are designed to look like tumble-dried Chuck Taylors. Balenciaga, led by Demna Gvasalia, went even further with a limited-edition "Fully Destroyed" version of the sneaker. These particular pairs were created for Balenciaga's advertising campaign and are described as "extremely worn, marked up, and dirtied." Balenciaga.com has 100 pairs in white and black available for $1,850 apiece.
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