This isn’t Balenciaga’s frist foray into the once pedestrian world of sneakers. The high fashion house has released many casual silhouettes in its past, including the Contrast Panel and Mesh & Leather low tops and Felt Trainer High Tops. These ultra-luxury sneakers feature textured-leather panels, reflective metallic-silver fabric, cracked textures and bold blue sole. You can […]

We featured Taschen’s up-and-coming books on fashion game-changers Yohji Yamamoto and Rei Kawakubo a little while back. Now, Taschen celebrates a hundred years worth of fashion’s greatest idols — from Balenciaga and Chanel to the great McQueen and Westwood. Coming straight from the permanent collection of The Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology, this […]

Balenciaga looks forward to spring & summer with their contrast panel trainers coming in shades of blue/aqua/silver and classic black/white/gray. The shoe’s side panels are made up of netting with vinyl panels at the opening and a suede reinforced toe. The blue/aqua/silver sneakers are pictured above, with the black/white/gray after the Jump. The luxury low […]

New for Spring/Summer 2012 from Balenciaga are these Panelled Sneakers, which feature mismatched textures & bold colors for the warmer weather. The Italian made luxury kicks have a bright electric blue mesh, green suede and navy patent leather around the ankles. You can find them for $545 at Mr. Porter. More detailed look of the Balenciaga Panelled Sneaker […]

New from Balenciaga are their Fall/Winter 2011 sneaker collection. Included in the footwear collection are their usual low-top and high-top sneakers, as well as a running shoe and mid-top option. The above bright red mid-top from the luxury brand being especially hard to miss. Known best for their extravagant bags, the Balenciaga Basque-via-French label has […]

High end Spanish-via-France high end label Balenciaga unveils these Mesh & Leather low-top sneakers for the upcoming season. Featuring a blend of contrasting leathers — including patent, suede, scored and printed — the shoes somewhat justify their ultra-luxury pricetag. The leather-lined sneakers also feature a black & white mesh and grey leather upper with a […]

Pierre Hardy composed his heels for Balenciaga’s Fall/Winter collection out of almost anything he could find: leather, wood, plastic, metal, and all of the things you’d typically construct your house out of. Hardy wanted the heel designs to match the high-tech clothing Nicolas Ghesquiere designed for the collection; he certainly did it, taking classic styles, […]

With spring quickly approaching, design houses are scouring to get their Autumn/Winter Collections on the scene in order to get crowds salivating ahead of schedule. The French-via-Spain fashion line Balenciaga has released previews of their Autumn/Winter 2010 collection. As usual for the fashion house, the collection features very stoic and sleek structured pieces. They’re minimally […]