{"id":76005,"date":"2023-03-22T16:23:57","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T14:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=76005"},"modified":"2025-09-10T14:53:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T11:53:07","slug":"balmain-unveils-limited-edition-sneaker-collection-with-nft-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/balmain-unveils-limited-edition-sneaker-collection-with-nft-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Balmain unveils limited-edition sneaker collection with NFT version"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The French fashion house Balmain released 130 limited pairs of Unicorn sneakers and their digital version in the format <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-are-nfts\">NFT<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Inspired by a mix of myths, energizing waves, and alluring mystery: the elusive Baroque Unicorn is here, exclusively available for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BALMAINxSPACERUNNERS?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BALMAINxSPACERUNNERS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7HlIlGWOBC\">https:\/\/t.co\/7HlIlGWOBC<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpaceRunnersNFT?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@SpaceRunnersNFT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Q6MNMD9Ha\">pic.twitter.com\/3Q6MNMD9Ha<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Balmain (@Balmain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Balmain\/status\/1637770961905676290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The digital footwear collection was released in partnership with Space Runners studio and includes five different designs.<\/p>\n<p>Each pair of Unicorns costs from $1,595 to $2,095. NFTs are available on the brand&#8217;s site for Ethereum or fiat currency. <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cAs physical and digital spaces continue to converge, Balmain is exploring new ways to foster a very active, diverse, and global brand army,\u201d said Balmain\u2019s marketing director \u0422\u043a\u0441\u0430\u043c\u043f\u0438 \u0414\u0438\u0437.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to the limited sneaker, NFT holders will receive early access to future drops and other exclusive products, including digital items for online games and <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/what-is-the-metaverse\">metaverses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Space Runners\u2019 creative director Rohan Chhabra believes digital clothing will become the dominant class in haute fashion.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThe metaverse, like NFT, has become a dirty word. But we need to attract Web 2.0 and Web 2.5 users \u2014 our largest customer base \u2014 into this space,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In late 2021 Adidas <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/adidas-sells-nft-in-collaboration-with-bored-ape-yacht-club-for-23-5-million\">sold NFT<\/a> in collaboration with Bored Ape Yacht Club for $23.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>Later, the fashion house Prada <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/prada-to-release-nft-collection-in-collaboration-with-cassius-hirst\">announced<\/a> the Timecapsule NFT collection in addition to shirts as part of a collaboration with Cassius Herst.<\/p>\n<p>Gucci and Balenciaga have added cryptocurrency payments in their flagship stores and on their online platforms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The French fashion house Balmain released 130 limited pairs of Unicorn sneakers and their digital NFT version.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"select":"1","news_style_id":"1","cryptorium_level":"","_short_excerpt_text":"","creation_source":"","_metatest_mainpost_news_update":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1213],"class_list":["post-76005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-analysis","tag-nft"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"views":"27","promo_type":"1","layout_type":"1","short_excerpt":"","is_update":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76005","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76005"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76005\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":76007,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76005\/revisions\/76007"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/76006"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76005"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76005"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76005"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}