Rs 20K earrings made of shoelaces become butt of jokes, check here

Fashion house Balenciaga has recently launched several of its new earring designs, and one design featured earrings made of shoelaces.

Priced at Rs 20,000, the earrings have become the butt of jokes as social media cannot stop trolling the fashion house.

The luxury fashion house Balenciaga continuously updates new apparel or accessories designs. The brand launched its bag designs a while ago, and social media went into a trolling frenzy. The bags were described as trash bags priced over Rs 1 lakh and heavily trolled. Now, the company’s pair of earrings is in the line of fire.


Listed on the website as ‘plate earrings’, the earrings look like they are made of shoelaces. The earrings are made using recycled polyester and cotton in the color tone of black and white stripes. The metal used is antique silver and brass. At a first look, the earrings look like shoelaces that have been tied to a metal plate bearing the company logo.

The inflated price tag for a pair made with shoelaces has made social media users angry. They have tagged the product and called out the company for its ridiculous designs and more ridiculous price tags. The company has priced the earrings at $261, which converts to Rs 20,848.

One user commented that those who go out to buy these earrings are wild humans. Another user remarked that Balenciaga is taking quite a few liberties in pricing its shoelace earrings at £200.

Similarly, a third user wrote that paying $261 for shoelaces glued to earrings is as wild a thought as giving every American citizen $1 million.

Another user observed how the company is trolling rich people, ready to throw their money on anything. He commented that rich kids should understand that Balenciaga and Demna were trolling them with their price tags and ridiculous product. The user also commented that these earrings would pair well with the trash bags the company sells at $1790.

Balenciaga has been known to experiment with fashion; this time, the company might have gone too far. A while ago, the company introduced a pair of overly distressed sneakers. Named ‘Paris Sneakers’, the shoes looked downright shabby and claimed to have been made of rubber and destroyed cotton.