There’s absolutely no denying that Kanye West’s Yeezy brand is a sneaker empire right now. Outside of Michael Jordan himself, there’s no singular figure more closely associated to sneakers than West.
But, my goodness, does Kanye West make some absolutely awful sneakers at times. The latest case: A sample of the Yeezy 451 leaked on Wednesday and these things look terrible.
Honestly, these sneakers look like wet potato sacks. I’m unsure how you’re even supposed to slide them on your feet. It was like they were going for the whole “sock with a sole” look but ended up creating a… is that a dumpling?
A sample of the adidas Yeezy 451 has surfaced. Who else is waiting on these to drop? (📷: @theyeezymafia) https://t.co/lMCZoLnNpv pic.twitter.com/TM2k6lcVf8
— Sneaker News (@SneakerNews) May 6, 2020
Yup, that’s a dumpling. Tell me they don’t look like they’d go great with some soy sauce right now. You can’t. Because that’s exactly what it is. We have proof.
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— YEEZY MAFIA (@theyeezymafia) May 6, 2020
The only person that thinks this sample is a good idea is Kanye West. That has to be it. Everyone else is clowning them.
Behold the Yeezy 451 inspired by the disposable anti-skid polypropylene shoe covers frontline workers wear. pic.twitter.com/wOFfdLvSHA
— 🎙Ross Bolen (@WRBolen) May 6, 2020
That's a laundry bag
— Weaponized Thiccness (@ThiccWeapon) May 6, 2020
— Adam Richman (@AdamRichman) May 6, 2020
I wanted to give this shoe more of a chance. It is a sample, after all, so this probably won’t be the final version. And they’re not even on foot! All shoes look better on foot.
Except these. After doing two seconds of research, we have determined that these do not look any better on foot.
Originally rumored to drop in 2019, Kanye West is caught wearing the unreleased pair of Adidas Yeezy 451 during Paris Fashion Week. Check out the photos of the Adidas Yeezy 451https://t.co/PiBN2uHkHf pic.twitter.com/YWGOzm3yob
— Sneaker Con (@SneakerCon) March 4, 2020
At this point, you can’t tell me Ye isn’t just throwing things at the wall and seeing what sticks. This looks like something a 12 year old would create on NBA 2k or something.
But, you know what? I can’t even really blame Kanye for this. Every other Yeezy ever has sold out in seconds. This one probably won’t be any different — even if it does look like a shoe cover instead of an actual shoe.
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