![]() "When I saw those, because they were so fun and so unrealistic in a realistic way, I found them intriguing. Most of Javadi's content centers on the latest sneaker, but when she saw the boots, she knew she had to have them. The 27-year-old Denmark-based content creator has been collecting sneakers for almost a decade and turned her passion for footwear into a full-time career in 2019. But I was wearing fuzzy socks," she says. "I did a video actually taking them off pretty easily. But I guess we do everything in the name of fashion," says Morinia.įor Sally Javadi, aka Sally Sneakers, taking the shoes off was the easy part. But I personally draw the line at having to cut the back of the boot to get them off. And I've seen people style them well, like people who are really into streetwear. "From a fashion editor standpoint, I love it when people try new trends and test them out. Still, Morinia says she understands the appeal from a media perspective. And I feel like for a boot, it's not that practical, and it doesn't look that flattering," she says. "I've seen so many videos about the fact that people can't take them off. I don't like them at all," Aniyah Morinia, an editor at Who What Wear, tells Yahoo Life. Shoes this big (both in hype and diameter) mean they will not be everyone's cup of tea. ![]() "As an accessory in my living room, they'll be great.” I see them more like an art piece, so that's why I would never wear them as my daily shoes," he says. "Due to their huge design, walking feels a bit weird but it is definitely possible. ![]() "Grandpa killed it so stylish," wrote another fan.īoth Abram and Diefenbach have shared videos of themselves rocking the mega boots, but ultimately Diefenbach says he doesn't see himself wearing them on a day-to-day basis. "Bro actually made them look good," read one comment. The comment section was filled with fans declaring Diefenbach to be one of the few people to actually pull off the look. This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. "They are real-life comic shoes and I wanted to see how they look and feel so I had to get them," says Diefenbach, one half of the duo that soared to popularity in 2017 after he shared photos of his "gramps" rocking high-end streetwear labels. The boot's fun-for-all-ages motif isn't exclusive to LAX, though.įashion TikTok's favorite grandfather and grandson duo Alojz Abram, 77, and Jannik Diefenbach, 26, tell Yahoo Life they had to get their hands on the shoes out of sheer curiosity. I think they knew, like, the Astro Boy concept and what it was referring to," says Moxon. "People in the older generation complimented them and loved them. What shocked her most was the interest older people showed in the boots, something she attributes to the nostalgic allure of the boot. But a lot of people wanted to touch them," says Moxon. I just couldn't fit them in my suitcase, so I had to wear them. "It was creating a whole hype at the airport, which I didn't even mean to do. ![]() On Moxon’s flight home to Los Angeles from New York, she says she was constantly stopped at the airport, explaining that inquiring minds wanted to know more about the larger-than-life-shoes. The boots retail for $350 but are now only available on resale sites for over $1,200.
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