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Adidas X Yeezy Boost 350: Shoppers Clambering for Kanye West’s New Footwear 48 Hours Early; What's All the Ruckus? [PHOTOS]

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(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:

XXL, on the other hand, paired the kicks with an everyday outfit:

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:


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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