Spotted: Balenciaga gladiator boots on Rihanna

I’m not a huge fan of this gladiator trend. This is why:

I’m fairly confident that Caligula never wore boots like these.

Rihanna is wearing a pair of elaborate gladiator boots by Balenciaga. These puppies cost upwards of $12,000. I’m hoping these are loaners from Balenciaga designer Nicolas Ghesquière, otherwise, that’s $12,000 Rihanna dropped on a pair of boots that will cause onlookers to spontaneously break out into siezures. I imagine Rihanna will just assume they’re dancing, sing “Pon de Replay” and walk on in her boots, that look shockingly like what I would imagine a prostitute on Star Trek might wear. That’s right, you heard it here first – Rihanna does it at warp speed.

Although I admire the unique design that went into these, I’m figuring that if Rihanna can’t make these work, then there’s little luck for the rest of us. What do you think of the Balenciaga gladiator boots?

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