[Comprehensive] Tens of thousands of Yeezy sneakers turned into anti-mite masks?

In order to resist the recent haze in Beijing, Beijing-renowned designer Wang Zhiyi transformed a pair of Yeezy 350 Boost V2 sneakers into sports shoe masks. Xiao Bian see the heart ~ so painful to breathe. In fact, this mask is not only used as a material for sports shoes, but also made use of the material on the jacket to make changes and combinations. In this regard, Wang Zhizhen is really very careful.

A Chinese designer is a dismantling valuable pairs of sneakers and reinterpreting them as smog masks in a bid to tackle pollution in China.

A Chinese designer dismantled expensive sports shoes and converted them into smash-proof masks to deal with air pollution in China.

His most hyped creation to date was crafted from a pair of Yeezy Boost 350 V2s, a rare pair that shoe obsessives have been known to snap up for a colossal $10,000. The Beijing-based creative, Zhijun Wang, first began experimenting with re-purposing Sneakers back in 2014 when the former marathon runner noticed the air was not clean.

So far, his most famous work has been transformed from a pair of Yeezy Boost 350 V2s sneakers. This shoe is worth up to 10,000 US dollars, which is a limited amount of shoes enthusiasts rush to buy. When Beijing's Wang Zhiyu discovered marathon in 2014, the air in Beijing was a bit turbid, and he began to reform and reuse the sports shoes. Since then, he began his journey of reconstructing a mask.

It might be the 1st piece of YEEZY Mask with filtering function in the world.

Perhaps this is the world's first Yeezy mask with filtering capabilities.

Most Chinese citizens wear face masks as a result of extreme pollution but remains this, there is a severe lack of fashionable choices on offer.

Although most Chinese people wear masks because of heavy air pollution, there are serious fashion masks on the market.

As a result, he challenged himself to create face gear that was both functional and stylish.

So he decided to challenge himself and create a mask with both features and shape.

For his first creation, he used a panel from a Nike Jacket combined with a Nike Flyknit racer silo shoe but his next was originally crafted from a sneaker.

His debut was transformed from a Nike jacket and Nike fly line running shoes, but the second work was completely transformed from a sports shoe.

Since then, he has gone on to create around twenty unique masks all made from collectable footwear and fitted with 3M filters.

Since then, he has successively remodeled 20 or so unique face masks. These masks were transformed from highly collectible shoes and installed 3M filters.

The most lauded of which was crafted from two halves of Yeezys orange and grey primeknit uppers with the signature SPLY 350 branding visible on either side.

One of the most popular masks is the use of two half-length Yeezy orange-gray knit uppers. The iconic “SPLY350” brand is clearly visible on both sides.

The special-edition mask drew an bid of more than $5,000 on eBay China.

This special mask is more than 5,000 US dollars in eBay China, impressive.

Zhijun Wang is is clear that China still has a long way to go when it comes to bridging the gap between fashion and environmental consciousness but his fashion twist on the ubiquitous face mask is certainly fuelling a much needed dialogue.

Wang Zhixi knows well that China has a long way to go to integrate fashion and environmental awareness. However, his creative transformation of ordinary masks will inevitably promote the necessary exchange and dialogue between the two.

From 2014 to 2016, he worked with Nike, adidas, Puma and New Balance, and made many beautiful masks.

English source: British Independent

Translation: Wang Huan (China Daily News iNews translator)

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