Department store accused of insulting the poor by selling 'pre-distressed' battered trainers for £450 a pair

Barneys New York has drawn criticism from across the world over the product, which has been 'styled' with duct tape

Barneys in New York has been accused of insulting the poor by selling a "distressed" shoe "styled with duct tape" for £450

The shoes are selling for hundreds of pounds

A luxury department store has been accused of insulting the poor by selling a "distressed" shoe "styled with duct tape" for £450.
Barneys New York , whose products have been promoted by Jay Z and Justin Bieber, is selling the pairs of sneakers online at $585 a time.
Scottish comedian Limmy is one of those critical of the product which he called "poverty appropriation".
Limmy tweeted: "This is poverty appropriation. I've got a pair of Adidas Sambas that are in that state. The sole has a hole in them with cycling. Yours for £499."

One follower responded: "Just need a hint of the smell of urine and you have yourself a deal. #trampchic"

An image of the shoe with its price was posted by a Twitter user on Saturday with the caption "Lmao" and has since been retweeted over 8,000 times.
One user wrote: "The look of poverty shouldn't be seen or sold as fashion. What the f*** is wrong with some people?"
Another posted: "The price is just rude, but watch how certain people will wear this and call it style."

One said: "I've got a coat with a burst pocket I sewed shut to stop my keys falling down the lining, think they want that?"
Barneys sells a clothing from a range of luxury designer brands including Canali, Paul Smith and Yves Saint Laurent.
Several Twitter users however have joked that the advertised shoe appears to mimic a range of clothes featured in the US comedy film, Zoolander.
Zoolander follows a narcissistic model played by Ben Stiller. One of the clothing lines he wears is called 'Derelicte'.

Barneys in New York sells clothing from luxury designer brands

The range is described in the film as "a fashion, a way of life inspired by the very homeless, the vagrants, the crack whores that make this wonderful city so unique."
With reference to the shoes, one Twitter user wrote: "This is part of the "derelicte" fashion line from Zoolander."
Barney's have been contacted for comment