We finally got to check out the full line of Gola by Christian Lacroix sneakers that won’t be out til January today, and we’re half excited, and half wondering why the hell we’re excited.
One the one hand, they’re beautiful. Black and white embroidery on leather is not something we would have previously considered for casual footwear, but somehow, it works, and we want it to work with gray jeans and worn sweaters right now.
On the other hand, they’re sneakers, and they’re priced between $240 and $400, which almost makes them criminal if not dangerously fun.
The idea of wearing couture (we are using that term so loosely, yes) sneakers is kind of layered – we think it might feel fun, funny, but maybe a little tool-ish, too (we are using that term so childishly, yes.) Because really, couture sneakers? Has the high/low really brought us kicks designed with 19th Century French baroque embroidery and gilded bullfighter-inspired paisley prints to wear while shopping for milk?
We’re not usually ones to get in the way of something potentially ridiculous for people to wear (we’ve been trying to figure out how to DIY the Giles Pac-Man heads all weekend!), but we’re not sure even we can wrap our heads around sneakers in the mid-hundreds.
But more importantly, can you?
Tags: Christian Lacroix, Gola, Nylon, Sneakers
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Chanel, Dior, Prada and Gucci have been doing sneakers for YEARS. Chanel’s sneakers are actually pretty ugly and clock in around $500. The Gucci ones are the nicest with just the red and green stripe and they are about $350. Those Gola’s are pretty cool and actually look like a alot of work/thought was put into them, rather than sewing on some CC’s and calling it a day
I already live in designer sneakers, but if designers would design better sneakers and make them more “couture” of course! But I think they should go the Sander route and sign up with a company like Puma or Adidas instead of trying to make ugly old lady sneakers on their own [I'm looking at you Chanel]
I think fashiony sneakers can be done well. You are right to say the Lacroix approach couture (used loosely here, we are talking about sneakers after all) in terms of embroidery, etc. But at those pricepoints it is most likely done my machine, not handmade.
Gucci, LV, Prada sneaks are all nasty. I got my Lanvin sneakers with patent toes in July (I’m a guy) and love them…finally a sneaker done tastefully for day or night….Elle features BEAUTIFUL new Lanvins for women similar in style to men’s, but in new colorways and with ribbon laces. So jealous of the ladies on this one, but I guess it’s due time.
those remind me of the awful ed hardy shoes
those look like the ugly ed hardy sneakers
I would not wear sneakers, so no.
Love Lacroix but hate those. And Gola??? Please.
This would be a good DIY for someone handy with an embroidery needle.
I wouldn’t WEAR sneakers.
Ew.
xB.
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ewww… really sorry to be a fashion snob, but you can’t genuinely like those and yourself a fashionista. They are just plain nasty. And also as ghastly blingtastic as anyting Lacroix puts his name to that isnt his coutture (e.g. le roudoute catalouge etc). Yuk yuk.