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Originally Posted by runningfrog 

received balenciaga highs from barney's pre-order earlier this week. i re-did the lower bar lacing and changed the upper lacing to normal cross style. it was a pain to loosen up the upper bar lacing enough to get my foot inside. bar lacing on the top does look good though, it's just not practical

Originally Posted by runningfrog 

received balenciaga highs from barney's pre-order earlier this week. i re-did the lower bar lacing and changed the upper lacing to normal cross style. it was a pain to loosen up the upper bar lacing enough to get my foot inside. bar lacing on the top does look good though, it's just not practical.

i'll try to take a fit pic later this weekend or next week. some pics after unboxing:
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the construction and quality are both excellent. really comfy too. sizing down one from my GAT size was spot on.

Originally Posted by hoozah 

those are nice.

Originally Posted by VLSI 

You get used to the bar lacing. You can't just loosen the shoe like normal where you pull the two sides apart. Instead take the side with the lace that's looped and undo it some for 2-3 loops, leaving one side normal length and the other very short.

Originally Posted by ExAngel 

I didn't realize Stan smiths were discontinued until 2015.