The YZY Pods Are Upon Us – Are Socks the New Sneakers?

It seems like Kanye is back at full throttle! With an album looming on the very close horizon, he certainly got everyone talking again. In true Kanye fashion, the album didn’t drop on time and has a new release date now. However, along with the new music, we have new footwear to look forward to: the YZY Pods. You may have seen them in pictures and wondered why Ye’s out in socks. But lo and behold, these are shoes…ish? Anyway, let’s check out everything we know about these babies so far!

Will 2024 Be Kanye’s Year the Way He Always Predicted?

Well, Ye may not be running for the 2024 presidency, but he certainly has lots of tricks up his sleeve. For starters, we have the album that is already popular and it hasn’t dropped yet. But the highlight of 2024 is Ye’s comeback into the footwear scene. Although Adidas dropped the rapper in 2022, Yeezys still held their own throughout 2023. And now, we have the YZY Pods to look forward to. So, here’s everything you need to know about this release.

Everything We Know About the YZY Pods

You know, while Adidas’ Yeezy Supply is no more, the website is anything but gone. If you go to sply.yzy.com you’ll find that it’s up and running! And right on the homepage, you’ll find products that you can buy. First, and foremost, we have the Vultures album that you can pre-order! Then, you have Vultures merch that you can also pre-order. But the highlight of the products is hands down the infamous YZY Pods! But what are they?

Are they sneakers? Shoes? Boots? Well… they’re certainly something! But jokes aside, these babies look like boots, but they’re technically socks with soles. And the latest pictures of Kanye wearing the Pods certainly showed how sock-like they are. Now, if you go to pre-order these babies, you’ll have three size options. Size 1 is for under US 6/EU 39, size 2 for US 7-9.5/EU 40-43, and size 3 for US 10-13/ EU 44-47. These babies will cost you $200, but as for a release date, there is no news yet!

Balenciaga & Vetements – Jealous of the YZY Pods?

Now, we don’t know who’s copying who, but we’re in a sock battle! That’s something we never have on our Bingo card, but what the heck? You see, Balenciaga’s Fall 2024 lineup includes a sock shoe. And that wouldn’t be the first time Yeezy and Balenciaga locked horns. Remember the chunky sneakers debate?

And just when we thought that would be the end of it, Vetements hops in with the claim that they did it first. After all, their sock shoe was a 2019. So, they probably have some merit there. Now, if you wanna keep an eye on the latest trends and industry news, keep it locked on our blog. Godspeed!