Balenciaga Sent Platform Crocs Down the Runway, and People Have Mixed Feelings
If there’s one thing about fashion week you can count on, it’s that a handful of designers will debut something so radical, jaw-dropping, or amazing that it’ll get people outside the industry talking—and tweeting. And this season, Balenciaga takes the cake, as it sent models down the runway in platform Crocs for its Spring 2018 show in Paris. Yep, those are Crocs. Except these came with a nearly four-inch platform and patch-like “charms” plugged into the shoe’s signature pinholes. Take a look.
Can’t decide how you feel about them? Neither can the Internet. As soon as yellow, pink, and grey versions of the platform clogs were seen in Paris on Sunday, people immediately went to Twitter to voice their reactions.
https://twitter.com/uppereastxanax/status/914473675398754306
The fashion house actually teamed up with Crocs to create this “very innovative” foam shoe that, according to a press release, the Crocs team was very excited about and that they feel “once once again demonstrates the relevance of our iconic clog in today’s fashion and style world.”
They certainly are iconic. And some people seem to be really into the elevated (literally) version of these very not-fashion shoes.
But not everyone.
https://twitter.com/victoriamstyle/status/914543619721256960
It may seem like a crazy concept right now, but then again, white platform Tevas were one of 2016’s hottest shoes among street style stars. And who would have guessed that? These seem a bit less accessible, what with their super-high platform, super-bright color, and—we assume—super-high price tag, but we’ll all just have to wait until spring of next year when these are available for purchase to see if they can make it out in the real world—and not get mocked.
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