First off, the *colors*. Scarlet Dust? Halo Blue Red? Clear Brown Yellow? It sounds like someone just threw a dart at a paint chart while simultaneously eating a rainbow. I kinda dig it, though? Like, it’s so intentionally… *out there*. You’re not gonna blend in wearing those, that’s for sure.
And the prices?! Hold up. Someone actually *paid* $589 for the Clear Brown Yellow ones?! Dude. I mean, I get the whole “limited edition” thing, and Raf Simons is a design god or whatever, but still. Five HUNDRED and eighty-nine dollars? For *sneakers*? My rent is less than that! (Okay, maybe not, but still!)
Then you see the “Lowest Ask” is like, $153 for the same shoe? What in the world is happening? It’s like the sneaker market is just one giant, chaotic guessing game. Honestly, it makes my head spin. You gotta be like, a stock broker or something to figure out when to buy and when to just run screaming in the other direction.
The “Replicant” part… okay, so these aren’t just your average Ozweegos, you know? They’ve got those weird cutout things. I’m not totally sold on the aesthetic, but I gotta admit, they’re definitely… *memorable*. Like, you’ll see someone wearing those and you’ll either be like “OMG, those are amazing!” or “What in the name of comfy footwear *is* that?”. No in-between.
And honestly, that’s kinda the point, isn’t it? Raf Simons isn’t about making safe, boring shoes. He’s about pushing boundaries and making people think. Even if that thinking is “Why are those shoes so expensive?!”
I think what really throws me is the “Replicant” thing. Is it about replicating a past design? Replicating a feeling? Replicating… something? I dunno. Maybe I’m overthinking it. But that’s what good art does, right? It makes you question stuff.
