Firth rips into Balenciaga ‘fashion’ trainers

ETHICAL fashion campaigner Livia Firth has put the boot into fashion house Balenciaga after it unveiled a £1,290 pair of trainers — which purposely come with holes, rips and scuff marks.

‘To buy something so destroyed is beyond offensive towards people I’ve actually met who wore shoes like this because they couldn’t afford even basic meals,’ says Livia, 52 (right), the estranged wife of Oscar-winner Colin Firth.

‘What is Balenciaga trying to say? Fashion is art, yes, and provocations have been many during its history. But what is the statement here?’