MSCHF’s Old Skool-Inspired ‘Wavy Baby’ Creation
Whenever MSCHF do something, it makes headlines and makes heads turn. Best known for their Air Max 97s with Holy Water or Blood inside the air units, MSCHF have created another jaw-dropping creation - this time using the Vans Old Skool as its base.
Like the 'Satan Shoe' that was linked to artist Lil Nas X, the Wavy Baby is no different. The latest pair is aligned rapper Tyga but it wasn't a smooth ride getting these shoes produced. Some would say it was even a "bumpy" ride. MSCHF told Highsnobiety in March 2022 that it took a ton of trial and error to create the "Wavy Baby" and plenty of manufacturers immediately rejected MSCHF's requests to create this bizarre wobbly shoe based on sketches alone.
But nothing good comes easy and the effort paid off in spades: the "Wavy Baby" is a verifiable work of art and, somehow, entirely wearable.
"We've always known that sneakers are this culturally spicy object, sitting at the focal point of a lot of things," MSCHF co-founder Daniel Greenberg said last month when the TAP3 launched. "But the sneaker landscape is so incredibly stale. If we were going to collaborate with a sneaker brand, they'd have to break open a new mold: we're not just doing a MSCHF colorway."
Would you cop MSCHF’s Old Skool-inspired ‘Wavy Baby’ shoes if they dropped in SA?
Source: Highsnobiety
