According to reports, the development of the latest version of Kanye's shoes, which are being crafted in partnership with iconic designer Steven Smith, started in early 2018, when Ye revealed their general shape by sharing hand-drawn sketches.
However, despite the two-year development period, the recently-emerged samples of the sneakers haven't impressed the audience much.
Hardly had photos of the new Adidas Yeezy 451 appeared on the Internet when Twitter users slammed the new sneakers, comparing them to dumplings.