JAKARTA - Balenciaga is known as a fashion house that often generates controversy with his eccentric designs. As is the latest, this brand stole the show by releasing sneakers.
The shoes that combine between the sneakers and the high heels are named Monday Heel Shoe, which was introduced as part of the 2025 Balenciaga Autumn collection. In the catalog photo, a model appears wearing skis and sneakers with a stimulus right as high as 8.5 cm.
Quoted from The Sun, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, the sneakers were made of cow skin and polyester material. The shoes are available in white, black, and gray combinations.
Monday Heel Shoe in white, black, gray, made of cow skin and polyester, is part of the look 46 and 46 collection of Balenciaga Fall 25, the description of the sneaker heels.
However, after it was released, Balenciaga's sneakers also drew criticism, such as some of its other products. Especially after netizens found out that the sneakers were priced at 1,190 dollars or around Rp. 19 million.
"Tragis," wrote a netizen.
"And this is from an international brand," replied another netizen.
As is known, this is not the first time Balenciaga has drawn criticism because the design of its products is considered strange and unfit to be expensive. In 2023, this brand had reaped ridicule for releasing a skirt called a bath towel, which was priced at 695 euros or around Rp. 13 million.
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