Balenciaga Is Selling Both Clean and Worn-Out Versions of Its New $890 Hamptons Sneaker

At this point, there isn’t much uncharted footwear territory for Balenciaga. During his decade at the Paris fashion house, Demna’s creative direction changed the sneaker landscape by pushing proportions to new dimensions, cutting and pasting panels in places they didn’t belong and contributing to the trend of mesh-covered 2000s-informed running silhouettes. Now, with the prolific Georgian designer set to take on his new role as artistic director of Gucci, the final shoe designs from his tenure are beginning to roll out.

Available now for pre-order from Balenciaga’s e-commerce store are multiple variations of the new Hamptons sneaker. Billed by the brand as a design that “revisits a skate shoe through an artisanal lens,” the Hamptons sneaker features an all-leather upper, raw edges and graffiti-printed shoelaces.

While far less exaggerated than some of Balenciaga’s viral footwear such as the groundbreaking Triple S and the more recent 10XL, the Hamptons sneaker retains Demna’s avant-garde edge through its Frankenstein-like paneling and pre-distressed aesthetic.

For its introductory launch, the Balenciaga Hamptons sneaker is available in three different variations with varying degrees of distressing.

A Worn-Out iteration is offered in black, gray/yellow and white/dark blue/gray. For those seeking some middle ground between worn-in and brand new, a Medium Worn-Out version is available in brown/lilac, off-white/red and white. And lastly, if readers would prefer to break in their sneakers themselves, a Clean iteration comes in white.

As their names suggest, the Worn-Out versions of the Hamptons sneaker feature the most creases, marks and scuffs of the bunch, while the Medium Worn-Out is ever-so-slightly more conservative in its distressing. Even the so-called Clean pair comes with an aged appearance due to its raw leather edges.

Although it wasn’t included on the runway, which instead highlighted the upcoming Balenciaga x Puma collaboration, the Hamptons sneaker is part of Balenciaga’s fall 2025 ready-to-wear collection.

Each Hamptons style pictured is available for pre-order now from Balenciaga for a retail price of $890. Pre-orders are expected to begin shipping by June 30.