“Yeezy madness” has hit shops around the world as the latest collaboration between adidas and Kanye West went on sale online and in
stores.
Yeezy 350 Zebra online with hgih quality Adidas revealed it would be releasing its
hotly anticipated Yeezy Boost 350 v2 in “Black Static” on Friday,
prompting huge queues outside sports shops from the early hours of the
morning.
Images on Twitter show crowds of people gathered outside retailers across the UK, Europe and beyond, determined to get hold of a
pair of the ?180 shoes. Meanwhile, footwear fans who stayed at home for
the online release expressed fury, after sites including Footlocker and
JD Sports crashed, unable to cope with the “heavy traffic”.How can
footlocker sell out when u can’t get on there mannnnnnn," complained
another. While another called the online release "the biggest joke
ever", adding that they had been "waiting a hour watching a reloading
website.
"Sat in the waiting room on Adidas for and hour with 4 computers for the new yeezys, website crashed numerous times and then
sold out. Went on the footlocker website with 4 computers, website
crashed every time. Didn’t even get a pair, disappointing morning," one
committed fan wrote. On the other side of the world, American users
joined the uproar. "Upset 12 year old! Its currently 3.00am in Florida
and whilst were in what's supposed to be the happiest place on earth on
holiday I've an upset child. We're from the UK so we set our alarm for
the launch of Yeezy 350 V2 black for 1.30am...," wrote one mother.
