My first thought was: "if my eyes had an undo button I would be pressing it now". Some things cannot be unseen, however, and I fear the new Balenciaga collaboration with cult beach-friendly footwear Crocs may be one of those things.
When I think Crocs I think of small children playing at the beach or the awkward period after they first came out when many an adventurous fashionista tested out whether they could in fact be worn unironically. It turned out they could not. Somehow, in spite of this, Crocs have prevailed and live on as a divisive footwear trend that many of us love to buy for our kids but would never be caught dead in ourselves.
Not being particularly fashion-forward myself, however, I must be missing something crucial as not only do Crocs prevail but one could even argue that they are having a renaissance, enjoying a heyday and forcing sceptic like me to eat my sarcastic words. They also continue to evolve. You can get light-up ones, sandals, slides and, now, stilettos.
High-end fashion house Balenciaga has given fans the first look at their Spring 2022 collection and it includes the controversial footwear in question. Combining the ugly-yet-comfortable Croc with the agony of a stiletto heel seems like a match made in hell, not to mention the fact that CNN speculates that the designer shoes could sell for as much as US$1,000.
