# Water-Ready Luxury Clogs Balenciaga and Crocs Released the 'Pool Slide' Collection of Footwear By Colin Smith | Published 2022-03-14 | Fashion Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pool-slide-collection References: [hypebeast](https://hypebeast.com/2022/3/balenciaga-crocs-pool-slides-mens-womens-demna-release-information-collaboration) & [balenciaga](https://www.balenciaga.com/en-ca/men/shoes/crocs) [Balenciaga](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crystalstudded-clogs) has released a new collaborative footwear line with [Crocs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crocs-x-jean-paul-gaultier), titled the 'Pool Slide collection.' This marks the second collaboration between the two brands in 2022, with the first being Balenciaga's punk-style 'HardCrocs' from February. The clogs in the Pool Slide collection have a unique curved design that provides more stability and grip to the wearer. The Pool Slide collection is intended to be worn near the pool or the beach. The brand opted to equip the clogs with an open-toe design to let the wearer feel the water or sand, that they are walking on. The items in this collection come in a variety of colorways from plain colors like yellow or black to detailed, intricate [floral patterns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crocs-and-marimekko). Customers can purchase the Pool Slide clogs for $565 USD at Balenciaga's online store. Image Credit: Balenciaga ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 4.5/10 - Popularity: 76% | Activity: 48% | Freshness: 11% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Fashion](https://www.trendhunter.com/fashion) > [Shoes](https://www.trendhunter.com/shoes) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Water-ready Footwear:** The Balenciaga and Crocs Pool Slide Collection leverages a unique curved design to improve stability and grip for the wearer near the pool or beach. - **Collaborative Luxury:** Balenciaga's continued collaboration with Crocs is creating innovative luxury footwear collections. - **Open-toe Design:** Balenciaga's decision to add an open-toe design to their new footwear line provides customers with the sensation of water and sand in a luxury product. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Footwear:** Luxury footwear brands such as Balenciaga are trending towards creating collaborative collections that offer innovative launch products like the Pool Slide collection with Crocs. - **Fashion:** In the luxury fashion industry, open-toe footwear designs are disrupting traditional norms and creating new opportunities to create innovative products such as Balenciaga and Crocs' latest collaboration. - **Design:** Balenciaga's unique curved design and open-toe functionality in their Pool Slide collection with Crocs represents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in product design. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Collaborative Statement Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crystalstudded-clogs.md) - [High Fashion Clog Collabs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crocs-x-jean-paul-gaultier.md) - [Luxury Collaborative Fuzzy Boots](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fur-crocs.md) - [Luxurious Stealthy Fashion Mules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sunday-molded-mule.md) - [Rebellious Clog Collaborations](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/jean-paul-gaultier-x-crocs.md) - [Chunky Multi-Color Clogs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bubble-crush-clog.md) - [Collaborative Punk Rock Clogs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crocs-x-beams-collection.md) - [Dystopian Series Footwear](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crocs-x-squid-game.md) - [Secure Plaid-Covered Clogs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/crocs-x-barbour-classic-clog.md)