A report by Nairobi News highlighted the growing trend of Kenyan celebrities purchasing the distressed Balenciaga shoes, with Maina Kageni and Eric Omondi being the latest additions to the list.
According to the report, Maina Kageni purchased two pairs of the shoes for Sh213,000, while Eric Omondi bought a pair for Sh214,785.
The shoes, described as a 'retooled classic design' by Balenciaga, feature distressed canvas and rough edges, giving them a pre-worn look. The luxury fashion house also stated that the campaign photos show the shoes 'extremely worn, marked up, and dirtied.'
However, not all Kenyan celebrities are impressed with the shoes. Mwalimu King'ang'i, a co-host of Maina Kageni's radio show, dismissed the shoes as a 'waste' of money, saying, 'I have heard there are shoes being sold by Balenciaga, wamezitoa kwa dustbin. Kwani people do not remove seeds from the bang they smoke? Ni nini hawatatuonyesha? If shoes get torn just throw them away.'
Additionally, Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) have been expressing their skepticism about the shoes, with some questioning the occasion for wearing such expensive and tattered shoes.
