Former Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny has been criticised after stepping out in a ‘ridiculous’ £1,000 designer top intentionally imprinted with an iron burn mark.

The Polish goalkeeper attended a celebratory dinner for his current team, Barcelona FC, on Wednesday night to commemorate winning this year’s LaLiga – the top league in Spanish football.

Yet eagle-eyed fans soon noted that something may have been awry with his white shirt.

‘Szczęsny turned up to Barcelona’s celebration party with the front pocket of his shirt burnt by an iron… like absolutely nothing had happened,’ commented one rather bemused X user.

‘He clearly doesn’t know how to use an iron properly…’ joked one user, while another remarked: ‘That’s either a genuine household accident or a Balenciaga £1,000 shirt’.

‘Please tell me this is a fashion design and that’s not an actual iron burn,’ added another X user.

However, while it seemed that Szczęsny, 36, had suffered from an unfortunate ironing accident, the acclaimed sportsman was actually wearing a Vetements’ ‘White Ironing Burn Graphic Shirt’, which retails for £1.289 on luxury fashion website Farfetch.

Described by clothing company H.Lorenzo as a ‘white cotton shirt with pointed collar and ironing burn graphic print at pocket,’ the item by the luxury Swiss design house contains a graphic that closely resembles the mark left on a piece of fabric when an iron has been pressed for too long.

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny (pictured with Robert Lewandowski) has been criticised for his ‘ridiculous’ fashion sense after stepping out in a £1,000 designer top intentionally imprinted with an iron burn mark earlier this week

The Polish goalkeeper for Barcelona FC attended a celebratory dinner for the acclaimed football team on Wednesday night to commemorate winning this year’s LaLiga – the top league in Spanish football

While it seemed that Szczensy, 36, had suffered from an unfortunate ironing accident, the acclaimed sportsman was actually wearing a Vetements’ ‘White Ironing Burn Graphic Shirt’, which retails for £1,289 on luxury fashion website Farfetch

And while it has been subject to vast internet ridicule, the unconventional design is clearly a hit with Szczęsny, who is no doubt riding high following a successful year.

Ahead of the team’s final league fixture this Saturday in Valencia, the entire squad, coaching staff and personnel gathered to celebrate the season and players’ individual achievements.

However, social media was awash with both criticism and confusion for Sczęsny’s unconventional outfit choice as he celebrated with fellow players, including Robert Lewandowski, alongside his wife Marina Łuczenko, in Barcelona.

It certainly is not the first time Vetements has sparked questions around its unusual designs and when the luxury Iron imprinted top was released earlier this year, socialF media users criticised the brand for selling an ‘overpriced’ piece of clothing that ‘lacked creativity’.

‘I’ve been doing this for free for years,’ said one X user. ‘Turns out my laundry pile is actually a high-fashion archive’.

Another added: ‘Once again, luxury clothing brands doing a social experiment to see how much people are willing to pay for clothes.’

In 2016, Vetements left fashion fans bemused when they released a bright yellow top with courier giant DHL’s distinctive red logo, with an £185 price tag.

It was soon branded ‘unethical’ and ‘disgraceful’, with one X user describing the price as ‘crazy’ and ‘beyond reason’.

‘What if Vetements has been one long April fool’s joke to see how far fashion people will go for a DHL t shirt?’ asked one user.

‘Szczęsny turned up to Barcelona’s celebration party with the front pocket of his shirt burnt by an iron… like absolutely nothing had happened,’ commented one rather bemused X user

Described as a ‘white cotton shirt with pointed collar and ironing burn graphic print at pocket,’ the luxury Swiss design house contains a graphic that closely resembles the mark left on a piece of fabric when an iron has been pressed for too long

Meanwhile, earlier this year, luxurious Parisian fashion house Balenciaga sparked a degree of confusion with its latest pricey offering: a paint-splattered range that comes to an eye-watering total cost of £2,600.

The esteemed upmarket brand has launched a number of new ‘painters’ clothes – including a hoodie, trousers and t-shirt that are all splattered with white, blue, red and green splodges of paint.

In response to the unique outfit design, one rather disgruntled shopper said: ‘Who would pay that sort of money to look like you’ve just finished a day’s work on the brushes. Some people have more money than sense.’

Designed to look ‘worn out’, the men’s Painters Shirt Hoodie is sold for £975. Meanwhile, the black Painter’s Shirt Baggy Sweatpants have marks of paint along the front and back and come at a cost of £895.

To complete the rather expensive decorator-esque look is the Hybrid Double T-shirt. Described as a ‘dry jersey’, is designed to look as though you are wearing a top underneath a sweater, while in reality, the two tops are stitched together.

Priced at £775, and listed as a ‘painter’s shirt’s artwork printed on the long sleeve t-shirt’, there are also paint marks along both the bottom of the shirt and the sleeves.

It means that once the cost of the hoodie, t-shirt and trousers are combined, the painter-inspired look comes to a rather astounding total of £2,645.

The description for the hoodie reads: ‘Dry fleece, worn-out details. Hood without drawstring, dropped shoulders, one kangaroo pocket on the front.

‘Gathered at cuffs and waistline, painter’s shirt artwork printed.’

The T-shirt description reads: ‘Hybrid construction, short-sleeve T-shirt layered over long-sleeve T-shirt.

‘Crewneck, painter shirt’s artwork printed on the long sleeve.’

In contrast, a similar look without the paint marks from Next would cost just £83 – with a plain black hoodie retailing at £32, joggers for £26 and a jumper for £25.

It comes after Balenciaga was mocked last month for selling a bomber jacket covered in leaves for £16,500.

In response, one bemused shopper said: ‘I’m sure it’s very trendy.

‘But I wouldn’t want to walk around looking like a bush. Even if I did have that sort of money to spend on a jacket.’