At first glance, you’d think they’re straight out of a cartoon. For several days now, the “Big Red Boots”, XXL red plastic boots with a cartoonish design, have invaded social networks.
Inspired by Astro Boy, a character from the manga series Astro, the little robot by Osamu Tezuka, these playful shoes have appeared on the feet of many celebrities such as basketball player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or rappers Lil Wayne and Fivio Foreign.
They also arouse the enthusiasm of netizens. Evidenced by the many videos of these shoes on TikTok that have tens of millions of views, even before the official launch of the pair.
Designed by the brand MSCHF, an acronym for Mischief (“stupidity” in French), these big red boots will only be on sale from February 16 for the modest sum of 350 dollars -just under 330 euros-.
If these red boots owe their popularity to their unusual style, some netizens have highlighted their awkward side in everyday life. On TikTok, several users have shown that it was almost impossible to walk in these shoes down the street or that they were very difficult to remove once they were on.
“Shoes of Satan” with human blood
Accustomed to offering quite offbeat and original fashion pieces, this isn’t MSCHF’s first high-profile creation. In 2021, this Brooklyn collective of artists had already made a name for themselves by offering a pair of “Satan Shoes” in collaboration with artist Lil Nas X.
Based on the Nike Air Max 97 model, these shoes had the particularity of containing on their sole a drop of human blood from each member of the MSCHF collective.
Sold in edition limited to 666 copies in excess of 1000 dollars a pair, ces chaussures avait à l’époque fait l’objet d’une plainte de Nike, qui assurait qu’elles avaient été fabricuées “sans l’approval ou l’autorisation of the company”.
Source: BFM TV
