We have established that Maniesh Paul, Indian television's de facto host and anchor, who now has his own celebrity game show, is a massive sneakerhead. So much so, that often, he has been spotted wearing some really unique and hands down, some of the quirkiest sneakers. 

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Even someone like Ranveer Singh or Karan Johar for that matter do not hold a candle to his sneakers. 

Well this time, it seems Maniesh has outsmarted his own sneaker street cred, with a downright bizarre, and definitely one of the most interesting sneaker silhouettes we have seen this year.

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Maniesh was recently spotted with his family at the Mumbai Airport. Although it seems that the Paul's are a family of sneakerheads with Yeezys and Converses all around, it was Maniesh's sneakers that caught our eye, for they looked like they were children's sneakers

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The sneakers he is wearing has a rather convoluted silhouette and structure and has just a fleeting resemblance to a sneaker. It looks a mix between crocs, sneakers and sport sandals.

The particular pair that Maniesh is wearing is actually a pair of Nike's. The sneakers come courtesy of the collaboration between LeBron James and the shoemaker. These sneakers are a part of the collab's Soldier line-up and are called the Nike X LeBron Soldier IX.

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Just in case if you're wondering how much exactly do they retail for, they aren't that expensive, especially when you consider that they come as the result of a collaboration between a basketball legend. 

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The sneakers, when they were new, would retail for $180 or roughly around Rs 14,000. However, as of writing this piece, the sneakers are available with a number of major international online e-tailers for less than half of its original asking price.

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Coming to the rest of the outfit, Maniesh is wearing a really vibrant and off-the-wall yellow jacket, which sits in contrast with the rather sombre track pants from Tommy Hilfiger that he's wearing.

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All in all, that's one heck of an outfit, and the sneakers, in particular, are pieces that we wouldn't mind copping.

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