Reebok Classic x Footpatrol Ventilator "Hotstepper" - Release info

May 20, 2015

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The fan is celebrating its 25th birthday and has brought a very special collabo partner on board with Foot Patrol.Foot Patrol

is certainly one of the top addresses in the sneaker biz and delivers a very special highlight with the "Hotstepper". The inspiration for the shoe comes "straight from the 80's", when there were no gyms in British cities and young people met in local leisure centers; aerobics was one of the most popular sports at the time and the legendary Reebok Step was the standard accessory in every British leisure center. That's why the people at Foot Patrol decided to honor the Reebok Step with a sneaker in the colors of the 80's. The sneaker itself definitely has a lot of great details: Reebok branding on the toebox (who is that mini swoosh?!), a silky tongue label and printed insoles. In short, everything a collabo needs! Asheeba Charles from Footpatrol makes the following statement about the sneaker:

"We used synthetic suede for the upper because there were hardly any leather running shoes in the 90s. We also wanted the model to remind us of our youth, when the Ventilator was originally launched and we went swimming with friends in this oasis called the leisure center or jumped on the trampoline at a birthday party."

The official release is this Saturday. Foot Patrol will probably host an online release, while the sneakers will be available at Solebox and Titolo will probably be sold "instore first".Here is the link to the Foot Patrol online store.