Just weeks ago, it was announced that Balenciaga’s topped Gucci for being the most popular high-end fashion brand in the world. The brand has truly reaped the benefits of social media algorithms with its visually jarring designs, from its bazaar totes all the way to its platform crocs. It takes a truly brilliant label like Balenciaga to transcend even the exclusivity of the fashion system and greet the attention of general public.
Recently, it launched the highly anticipated Triple S Sneakers, launching a behemoth discussion about the state of affairs of fashion and whether designers can still be seen as intellectual creatives or downright jokesters. Particularly because there’d been nearly half a year’s delay in the release of the bad boys, Hypebeasts globally couldn’t wait to get their hands on a pair of the ultimate dad shoes.
The sneakers have received a lot of criticism for its doofus appearance and couldn’t wrap their heads around its incredibly expensive retail price of about $1,200. Demna Gvasalia of Balenciaga, a genius at deconstructed pieces, created the shoe with increasingly larger soles, thereby giving the bottom of the shoe a three-sizes up bulk while retaining practicality for the wearer and its name, Triple S (or Triple Sole).
Even if you’ve already bagged a pair of them the day they came out, you’re going to want to head to Dover Street Market Singapore on 30 November 2017, 11am to get a pair of these sneakers in an exclusive mustard, navy, black and white colour scheme. This version of the Triple S sneakers will be released in all Dover Street Markets across the world, namely Japan, New York, London and Beijing.
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