Balenciaga Pierces Its Distressed Paris Sneaker
Coming in high top or mule form.
Balenciaga broke the Internet with the unveiling of its heavily-distressed Paris Sneaker, and now the pair is back with a grunge twist.
Taking both its high top and mule Paris Sneaker styles, the Demna-helmed house uses black canvas that’s distressed all over, sporting cuts, fringes, fraying, and scratches across the uppers. To take the pair to the next level, Balenciaga then pierces the sneaker in a haphazard manner, using nipple bars and circular septum hooks decorated with either spike or ball attachments.
Elsewhere, we find scratched-out rubber toe boxes, Balenciaga branding on the toe bumper and on the gum-toned outsole, EU size embossing on the rear, an eight-eyelet and five-eyelet lacing system on the highs and lows, respectively, and branded insoles.
Both pairs are available from Balenciaga’s regional China Mainland website now, retailing for approximately $1,100 USD to $1,265 USD.
In other news, Nike has decked its Cortez in “Fir” green.
