PD-01

Background: Designed by Ye, Steven Smith, Randall Yarborough, Jelani/@shoeperserve, @ffeeks on Instagram, and Jesse Giacomo, modeled by Christ Emir. The YZY PODS were Yeezy's first piece of footwear released after the end of their collaboration with adidas. Ye originally was working on a Sock Shoe for Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga, but after the termination of Yeezy Gap, he dropped the project for a while. Throughout 2023, Ye would be spotted wearing multiple sock shoes, one being an initial prototype without a proper outsole, and another of these being Black Sand Socks. After a few months, Ye would wear his own version on 09/21/2023 in Florence, Italy with Bianca Censori. He'd then proceed to wear them over the months, on 10/28/2023 in Saudi Arabia with J-Prince and John Monopoly, he'd start wearing a version with a brown outsole. On 12/11/2023, Yeezy Supply would come back with a few items for a couple of minutes, one of those items being the pods, originally priced at $100. It'd be taken down, but would come back on 12/15/2023 and would be priced at $200 and made in Italy. In the following months, the pods would be a controversial product with shipping and sizing problems. Though on 02/11/2024, Ye decided to drop everything on yeezy.com to $20. (Customers who had originally bought for $200 would be refunded their $180) These pairs would now be made in China, though there isn't much of a difference between Italian and Chinese pairs. In a podcast with @Kanyesposts on Instagram, Steven Smith said the pods are split into 2 outsoles for natural motion, and that the upper is a technical knit. Today, the pods/PD-01 are still available on yeezy.com and are one of the critical products responsible for Yeezy's comeback after their fallout with Adidas and Gap. Release Date: 12/15/2023 Re-released: 08/08/2025 Model Images added: 09/27/2025 Product Description added: 10/30/2025 Retail Description: INFORMATION KNITTED SNEAKER 70% POLYESTER 30% ELASTANE

Colorways: Black