A pair of designer shoes that look like they are held together by tape have caused massive outrage online. Italian high fashion sneaker brand Golden Goose is facing accusations of glorifying poverty with their expensive ‘Superstar Tape Sneaker’. The sneakers are being sold online on American retail chain Nordstrom’s website for whopping 530 US dollars which is approximately Rs. 41,000. This has stirred a debate on Twitter and by the looks of it, we don’t think anyone is up to buy those. ‘T-Shirt Shirt’ for Over Rs. 80 Thousand! Luxury Brand Balenciaga’s New Bizarre Fashion Idea Gets Trolled on Social Media.

On Nordstorm’s website, the sneakers are described as: ‘Crumply, hold-it-all-together tape details a distressed leather sneaker in retro low profile with a signature sidewall star and a grungy rubber cupsole’. Twitter users cannot keep calm, and some have called it ‘hideous’ and accused the website for ‘mocking poverty’. Paul Manafort's $15,000 Ostrich Jacket Is a Fashion Crime, Says Social Media Users; Here's Why.

It is Ridiculously Priced at 530 US Dollars

One User Said Fashion Industry is Stupid

Another Commented Saying It Mocks Poverty

A Total Waste of Money

Another User Said It is Distasteful

Phew, we laymen will never understand fashion especially when it comes at this price. However, this is not the first time that netizens have lost their patience when it comes to bizarre fashion pricing. Earlier this year Spanish brand Balenciaga’s latest invention, a shirt on a T-shirt didn’t go well with the netizens. And that piece was priced at whopping 1,290 dollars which is approximately Rs 87,365. Well, we do not know what is up with fashion these days. Let us know in comments if you would be interested in buying a pair of sneakers that might cost you an entire month’s salary.

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