Balenciaga is a lot of things. Experimental, bold, and bendy? Well, apparently, yes.

Now, Balenciaga has always been quite stylistically flexible.

But to take this contortionism in such a literal direction is certainly a pivot. Balenciaga's ballet sneaker is Pierpaolo Piccioli's foldable take on the hybrid shoe trend. Nowadays, a shoe has to be everything, everywhere, all at once in order to crack it in this crazy, mixed-up fashion world.

The bendy, Balenciaga ballet flat wears a rubber sneaker-style base, complete with branded Balenciaga engraving on the outsole.

White nylon and gray paneling make up the ballet-style upper, topped off with a satin bow.

Its foldable design also makes it perfect for those on the go, since the ballet sneaker can easily be packed away in your travel luggage or the maximalist tote bag of your choice.

It's not enough for a sneaker-flat to just be wearable; it also has to be borderline collapsible. There's a lot required of the shoes of this hybrid-happy sneaker era, but that's just shoe business, baby.

Available on the Balenciaga website for $550, the Ballet Sneaker comes in black, pink, and eggshell, so no matter your stylistic partialities, you too can bend it, like Balenci.

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