The officer—clearly not a sneakerhead—had spotted the signature Off-White zip-tie on Bieber's shoes and mistaken it for a security tag. He proceeded to question Bieber about this, prompting ...

On the midsole, you’ll notice gum-hued plugs embedded into the cream base ... a final signature Off-White™ design element in the form of a marble-printed security tag rounds out the sneaker.

Normally, the people approaching wearers of Off-White ... tag on my shoe. What the…!” Bieber said in his Story, over a zoomed-in shot of his Desert Ore shoe, with the pale blue zip tie tag ...

The zip tie regularly comes attached to Off-White apparel and sneakers, including its highly sought after collaborations with Nike, in addition to more standard hang tags. Many customers are such ...

Bieber said the officer mistakenly assumed the footwear still had a security tag, when it was in fact the Off-White zip-tie—a signature detail on Virgil Abloh designs. "Virgil, my god ...