Many Twitter users jokingly rechristened the shoes as ‘Snakers’ or Snikes.
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In the remarks, individuals developed numerous amusing puns. Some of the replies to Goenka’s timely were: Ssssneakers (a pun on tennis shoes), Snike (after popular shoes brand name Nike), Na(a)gpuris (after Kohlapuri chappals), and Hiss Puppies (a pun on casual shoes brand name Hush Puppies).
A Twitter user jokingly composed, “Introducing the ‘Hiss’ style collection. It’s beyond a ‘shoe bite’! ”. Another individual said, “If only these shoes were created in the early 90s, Amrish Puri would have worn them for any of those masala movies.”
It is uncertain why these shoes were made in the very first location and who developed them.
In February 2019, a less remarkable however similarly unreasonable shoe style by the high-end brand name Gucci went viral. The brand name brand-new set of fitness instructors were developed to make them appear worn and unclean. The fitness instructors were referred to as a ‘pastiche of different influences that span across decades’ and ‘made with materials inspired by vintage sportswear’. A set of these ‘dirty’ fitness instructors were priced at £615 (roughly Rs 61,000).
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