First seen from Balenciaga’s aquaplaned FW20 runway, the five-toed Balenciaga x Vibram collab is scheduled to appear on the brand ‘s website and at selected stores later this week, much to the delight of foot fetishists and high fashion shoes aficionados alike.
The Five Toe series features two knitted “heels” in black and neon pink, along with two more sock sneaker-like versions coming in black, and “carmine red.” The shoes are made from a mix of Balenciaga ‘s recycled knits with Vibram ‘s trademark FiveFinger toe grooves that make for more movement and grip if you want to take them rock-climbing.
It’s not the first time we’ve seen a high-fashion shoe with complete phalangeal dexterity, the identical Suicoke x Vibram collaboration dropped earlier this year in hi-top and low-top versions and was welcomed with a divided reviews.
