The South Korean Netflix series ‘Squid Game’ has become the entertainment phenomenon of the moment. In just a few days, the series reached the top spot on the streaming platform in several countries. It has topped Netflix several countries’ watch-lists since its release three weeks ago.
Netflix co-chief executive Ted Sarandos has said that the series was set to overtake Bridgerton as the streamer’s most watched original TV show ever.
‘Squid Game’ shows us several participants playing a lethal version of children’s games. The story centers on a competition in which about 450 indebted individuals play children’s games to claim the ultimate prize, roughly $50 million. Each round of eliminations doesn’t involve simply being disqualified and a trip off the island. It means death.
In South Korea, the story has led to a larger debate about inequality, and it has sparked a debate on whether the female characters are represented in a fair and rounded way. In other parts of the world different effects have been triggered: fashion trends.
In ‘Squid Game’, the players all wear the same kind of tracksuit and a pair of white sneakers. It is a simple Vans model, which could not have asked for better publicity. So much so that sales worldwide have skyrocketed by more than 7,800 percent, according to the British online retailer Sole Supplier.
This slip-on model from Vans is available in different colors but it is the white model that appears in the series that has conquered all attention. The production premiered on September 17th and arrived just in time to be one of the Halloween phenomena this year. The costumes of the contestants and the security guards of “Squid Game” are also becoming real sales phenomena.
