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Luxury label Balenciaga has raised eyebrows with its latest shoes design, called ‘reptile trainers’.
Founded in Spain, the high-end brand, which counts Kim Kardashian and Hailey Bieber as fans, has garnered a massive following with its avant-garde designs.
However, the brand’s latest trainer model, which features a ‘worn-out effect’ and ‘elongated toe’ has caused heads to turn for all the wrong reasons.
Social media users have taken to X to brand the new reptile-inspired shoes as ‘hideous’, with another questioning: ‘This is a joke, right?’
Despite disbelief from sceptical observers, the shoes are very much real, and not to mention the £1,460 price tag.
The shoes, which are made in China, and come in black or silver, are leather free and made from polyurethane and polyester.
They include several unique features, including a …