Lanvin’s spring/summer '08 collection of silk, suede, mesh and metallic patent leather high-tops come with an outlandish $700 price that apparently has not been a deterrence foe sneaker aficianados. Snoop around the many sneaker-centric chat rooms around the web and it quickly becomes clear that Lanvin has become the latest brand brand of cult necessity. “I’m definitely getting two or three pairs in leather,” wrote a fellow by the name of God Save Hedi. “Need them in my life right now,” Yoh05 announced. “It has,” as someone calling himself Style Expert succinctly put it, “become an addiction.” And it isn’t all talk. “They fly out as soon as they hit the store,” said Tatsugo Yoda of Aloha Rag, a Honolulu shop that will open a New York outpost at 505 Greenwich Street this week. “They have an original design, and the use of fabric, cut and color cannot be imitated.” Barneys New York is one of the few sellers with a healthy supply, though possibly not for long. “They’re white-hot,” said Timothy Elliott, a spokesman for the store.

Lanvin high-tops are priced from $665 to $730 at Barneys New York.

via nytimes.com

This addiction is killing our pockets... but you know we gotta stay fresh to death! See you @ Barneys!