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BALENCIAGA’S RUNNER SNEAKER IS NOW AVAILABLE IN A CLEAR B/W COLOUR WAY
Despite being just a few months old, the hefty retro-inspired shoe is already one of the designer label’s signature styles, and it has now arrived in a beautiful “Black/White” hue.
The Runner, in keeping with Demna Gvasalia’s aesthetic, has a complex design comprised of various overlapping panels made from leather-esque materials, mesh, and multiple distressed components that come together for a design reminiscent of running sneakers from the ’90s, as if they’ve been worn regularly over the last 30 years.
Stitching is mildly torn, there are puddles of glue all around, and distressing has been done to the sole to give the shoes a worn-in, dirty look, while sizing on the toe is in a Tippex style for yet another tribute to DIY distressing. These casual details are offset with lashings of Balenciaga branding on the tongue, vamp, and heel, where additional sizing can be seen alongside a rope lace hooped heel tab.
The “RUNNER” logo that has been embossed onto the multi-piece sole unit completes the look. Balenciaga’s Runner in “Black/White” is shown above and is available now for $1,150 USD at Balenciaga shops and online.
If you thought this sneaker was pricey, consider this rare Nike SB Dunk Low, which went for more than $130,000.
“Move to Zero” is Nike’s new trainer range consisting of their most sustainable shoes to date. Produced by eco-friendly materials, such as recycled cork from the wine industry or bark that’s produced in a way that isn’t harmful to the tree, each pair are 20% recycled materials.
The soles of the trainers are an outcome of the Plant Cork Pack, a process that infused the cork into the rubber sole. This product release marks Nike’s air to become ‘zero carbon and zero waste’.
The collection includes both new and updated trainer designs; you can purchase the beloved Air Force 1 or Blazer Mild and Air Max alongside a new silhouette, Nike Crate Impact. Their Air VaporMax 2021 is one of their ‘most sustainable shoes to date’ as it’s produced by over 50% recycled resources.
The capsule is inspired by ‘the natural world’ but it isn’t just the sole’s that are eco-friendly, ‘Each shoe is dedicated to a plant we love and brought to life through embroidered botanical designs, scientific infographics and dye sourced from the plant itself.’ Dohnn Ball, on the Plant Cork Pack team, revealed further the inspiration behind the trainer designs, saying, ‘On each shoe we are highlighting a plant, and whatever colour that plant is processed into is the accent colour on that shoe”.
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