People Are Allegedly Buying Dior's Hideous $1,100 Sneakers
LatestAs legend* has it, a mysterious hooded figure approached Karl Lagerfeld and Raf Simons before last season’s couture shows and said, “Hey, did you hear about what the assorted lady-peasants are doing nowadays? They have this strange sort of shoe object — flat at the bottom, like a duck’s foot, comprised of a slightly more comfortable material than your conventional shoe, fastened atop with a bow.” And Karl Lagerfeld and Raf Simons were like, “Huh.”
And thus was born the couture women’s sneaker. Unfortunately, Chanel’s Formal Sneaker option (“It appears that those resourceful poors are tying their charming little shoes with lace; fetch me the finest lace!”) is only available with a full couture look. But the Dior sneakers are sold separately, thank goddess — for the low price of $1,100.