Adidas X Yeezy Boost 350: Shoppers Clambering for Kanye West’s New Footwear 48 Hours Early; What's All the Ruckus? [PHOTOS]
Althea Serad | | Jun 27, 2015 06:15 AM EDT |
(Photo : REUTERS / Charles Platiau) American rapper Kanye West poses before French fashion house Christian Dior Autumn/Winter 2015/2016 women's ready-to-wear collection show during Paris Fashion Week March 6, 2015.
Adidas X Yeezy Boost 350 - Kanye West has had his hands full in the past few months, not only be designing clothes but now he's designing footwear as well.
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On Thursday, the rapper's fans queued in anticipation of his new shoe design in the form of Adidas X Yeezy Boost 350.
Though the trainers have a price tag of around US$250, reports say they can be sold for around US$950 online, according to Mirror.
Footwear fans around the globe have started queuing outside clothes shop since Thursday for the release of the Adidas X Yeezy Boost 350 today.
In High Bridge, Newcastle, fashion fans started lining up bringing chairs with them to get their hands on the Adidas X Yeezy Boost 350.
In Wellington on the corner of Cuba St and Dixon St outside Area 51, Kanye fans have also set up camp 12 hours before the must-have trainers went on sale today.
In Auckland, a group of friends named Carson Zhang, Yun Zhao, and Grace Qiu can be seen heading the pack of fans lining up for the Adidas X Yeezy Boost 350. They even left City of Sails Thursday night just to make sure they can get a hold of the famed shoes.
"We drove down all night and got here about 4.30am," said Zhang. "There are too many people in Auckland and this way we were guaranteed a pair."
The friendly trio said they would have to admire their own pairs for a long time first before they decide on wearing them.
An Adidas X Yeezy Boost 350 hopeful, Chris Wong from Lower Hutt, arrived very early at 8:30 a.m. to secure his own "a once in a life time" pair .
Chris even made a friend from the queue, Micah Brown from Porirua, who showed a few hours later despite the cold.
"I'll just look at them for a while before getting them dirty," he said.
In New Zealand, the limited Adidas X Yeezy Boost 350 sells for US$300, but they can be sold triple that amount online, according to stuff.co.nz.
Shop assistant Kariba McGinn from Area 51 said the Adidas X Yeezy Boost 350 shoes were very exclusive and well designed.
The madness over the release of the Adidas X Yeezy Boost 350 also took place online as it became an Internet sensation Saturday, according to Bleacher Report.
Its limited availability and unique look were a big part of this.
Sellers also offered their own unique posts and teasers of the limited edition shoes via Twitter.
The Sole Supplier placed the kicks in the wild:
Coming 27th June. Adidas Originals x Kanye West Yeezy 350 Boost http://t.co/8RjFWZgZ08 pic.twitter.com/9B0uRYMVQN
— The Sole Supplier (@thesolesupplier) June 22, 2015
XXL, on the other hand, paired the kicks with an everyday outfit:
A detailed look at the adidas Yeezy 350 Boost Low http://t.co/KIr9cwi9KZ pic.twitter.com/o2r3T4Yf1O — XXL Magazine (@XXL) June 15, 2015
Sneaker Shouts had a different angle. In their post, they showed a unique black splotch inside the Adidas X Yeezy Boost 350 to complement the design's ridged bottoms:
Ibn Jasper shows off the Yeezy 350 Boost Low some more! More photos + release info here -> http://t.co/NpKZ2Z8QQX pic.twitter.com/PhEkg1IJYp — Sneaker Shouts™ (@SneakerShouts) June 14, 2015
It isn't only Kanye, but his wife Kim Kardashian and her family are also donning the shoes and providing a little bit of high-profile promotion.
While on a promotional tour, Kim Kardashian wore the shoes and posted a photo with her wearing them on Instagram. Kim's little sister Kylie Jenner did the same on Instagram.
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