01-14-2020, 12:20 AM
https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/11/balenciag...-12040042/
There is one experience that many of us without rich parents can relate to: Being in Sports Direct (which in my day was Sports Soccer) and begging your parents not to buy you Lonsdale or Slazenger trainers.
Yes, they were cheap, but the price you’d pay in the playground when the roasting began just simply wasn’t worth the monetary saving.
Nothing marked you out as poor more than the Lonsdale Benn trainer or the Slazenger Warrior trainer. The only thing worse was Tesco two-stripe tracksuit bottoms for PE.
However, it appears that one of the most expensive streetwear brands on the market – Balenciaga – is trying to emulate this look with their new Zen sneakers.
Far from being a cheap option, though, the trainers are £425. Roughly £400 more than a pair of men’s Lonsdales.
I don't know that I'd describe these as 'ugly': they're minimalist, but not in a way that inspires revulsion in me. Still, there's no way I'd be spending £400 on these .
So, will they find a market?
There is one experience that many of us without rich parents can relate to: Being in Sports Direct (which in my day was Sports Soccer) and begging your parents not to buy you Lonsdale or Slazenger trainers.
Yes, they were cheap, but the price you’d pay in the playground when the roasting began just simply wasn’t worth the monetary saving.
Nothing marked you out as poor more than the Lonsdale Benn trainer or the Slazenger Warrior trainer. The only thing worse was Tesco two-stripe tracksuit bottoms for PE.
However, it appears that one of the most expensive streetwear brands on the market – Balenciaga – is trying to emulate this look with their new Zen sneakers.
Far from being a cheap option, though, the trainers are £425. Roughly £400 more than a pair of men’s Lonsdales.
I don't know that I'd describe these as 'ugly': they're minimalist, but not in a way that inspires revulsion in me. Still, there's no way I'd be spending £400 on these .
So, will they find a market?
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