balenciaga defender

[Anonymous No.17223395]

thoughts on these? also cant decide between beige and black

[Anonymous No.17223531]

Looking at these give me a very odd feeling in my body.

[Anonymous No.17223535]

>>17223395
Tried both, hang on I'll get a picture

[Anonymous No.17223538]

>>17223395
those look like meme shoes

[Anonymous No.17223554]

So my impression of the defender

First of all, it's shorter and wider than it looks. You'll sink into the shoe and it doesn't boost your height like the triple s or the crocs

Second the materials have an unpleasant texture like they've been put the some kind of chemical wash. They feel tacky and chalky. The outsole in particular feels like an actual tire. The laces are the same cheap garbage Balenciaga uses on the track sneakers. They start pilling almost immediately. The upper is from the expander, it's a lot of glued plastic, not my favorite.

On the feet they're surprisingly comfy. I walked around in two different sizes and both felt fine

Color wise the champagne is more interesting, but the black really shows that chalk detailing, and you can always add more yourself. Champagne doesn't really show it, not enough contrast

Also the whole shoe is distressed with steel comb brushes and thread rippers. It's not a bad effect but to me it just feels a little too coarse

[Anonymous No.17223557]

>>17223554
Also the whole shoe is finished with dry sandpaper to give a really rough look, but they're still made in China with Chinese quality controls, so beware of that

[Anonymous No.17223558]

>>17223554
It's honestly not my favorite, if you want a good Balenciaga sneaker that isn't a meme try the phantoms or the runners. Phantoms are even made in Italy

[Anonymous No.17223559]

>>17223558

[Anonymous No.17223590]

>>17223554
Interesting, thanks

Someone else said they boost your height more than the triple S, interesting to hear otherwise

Leaning toward black bc of the chalk detail like u said

[Anonymous No.17223593]

ugly
buy reps and save your money for next season

[Anonymous No.17223683]

>>17223593
Ain't nobody making reps of this shit bro

[Anonymous No.17223686]

>>17223590
Nah not at all, wheezy worn then onstage and he was still short asf

[Anonymous No.17223688]

>>17223590
They're also made in forest green, tray and white

[Anonymous No.17223689]

>>17223688
Gray lol*

[Anonymous No.17223711]

>>17223395
Imo if you've got to have a balenci sneaker you're going to get way more mileage out of a Track 2 (or 1 if you prefer the look) than these memes.

[Anonymous No.17223720]

>>17223711
Track 2 looks way better.

[Anonymous No.17223807]

>>17223720
Track 2s are a great sneaker period. I could be biased since I have a pair but I feel like they're going to age way better than most of Demna's footwear

[Anonymous No.17223810]

>>17223554
Lmao

[Anonymous No.17223813]

>>17223559
>relic'd knockoff chucks

[Anonymous No.17224018]

>>17223559
>>17223813

you can't buy these it was just a meme

[Anonymous No.17224025]

>>17223395
>>17223554
fucking ugly

[Anonymous No.17224087]

>>17223554

wearing them mixed looks good desu. better than going with just one color.

[Anonymous No.17224112]

>>17224087
No it doesnt

[Anonymous No.17224152]

>>17223554
The weird thing is that the inner foot looks like the outter foot, if that makes sense. Unless these are two different photos, i don't get it.

Also what's the brand of your socks? I like them.

[Anonymous No.17224673]

>>17223395
here ya go
https://hypebeast.com/2022/4/balenciaga-defender-sneaker-bootlenciaga-do-it-yourself-info

[Anonymous No.17224774]

>>17223593
>>17223683
you can get reps of these for less than a hundred bucks

[Anonymous No.17224922]

>>17224774
where?? everywhere i look its like 200 to 300 dollars. i want these but not $1100 bad

[Anonymous No.17225336]

>>17223395

these look like the goofy ass "future" sneakers people wore in Back To The Future 2

[Anonymous No.17225366]

>>17224922
taobao

[Anonymous No.17226945]

>>17224152
They're under armour crew socks from back before they replaced all the cotton with horseshit polyester blends

[Anonymous No.17226953]

>>17223593
>>17223683
>>17224922
>>17224774
>>17225366
people are still calling fakes "reps", replica implies that it is one to one or almost the same, these reps are almost always obivously fake

[Anonymous No.17227078]

I rove barensheeagah

[Anonymous No.17227088]

>>17223395
Beige and black are two very different colors. You should be able to decide that.

[Anonymous No.17227102]

>>17226953
even stockx can barely tell real from fakes
why do you think people on the street can ?

[Anonymous No.17227114]

>>17223554

[Anonymous No.17227127]

>>17227088
Yes poster number 88, beige and black are two very different colors. So different in fact they should never be in the same place like that picture. They don’t belong together.

[Anonymous No.17227322]

>>17223395
just wear high heels at this point

[Anonymous No.17228496]

The one positive thing I will say about the defenders is they seem virtually indestructible

[Anonymous No.17228958]

Balenciaga are meme shoes you are supposed to wear ironically once in your life

People are actually discussing wearing them normally? You chinks have more money than sense

[Anonymous No.17229078]

>>17223395
balenciaga would be cool if demna wasnt designing

[Anonymous No.17229986]

>>17223395
based