REEBOK HIGH-TOP BASKETBALL - EARLY 2000S

A PAIR OF VINTAGE REEBOK HIGH-TOP ATHLETIC TRAINERS IN THE CLASSIC BLACK, WHITE, AND GREY COLOURWAY, REPRESENTATIVE OF EARLY 2000S BASKETBALL FOOTWEAR DESIGN. THE SHOE FEATURES A TRADITIONAL LACE-UP CLOSURE WITH ORIGINAL WHITE LACES, REINFORCED ANKLE COLLAR WITH BLACK MESH BACKING, AND THE CHARACTERISTIC REEBOK BRANDING ACROSS THE HEEL COUNTER AND TONGUE.

CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:
- UPPER: COMBINATION LEATHER AND SYNTHETIC TEXTILE CONSTRUCTION IN BLACK WITH WHITE AND GREY COLOUR BLOCKING
- LINING: WHITE MESH TEXTILE WITH GREY FABRIC HEEL COUNTER LINING
- SOLE: RUBBER OUTSOLE WITH HEXAGONAL TREAD PATTERN AND REEBOK BRANDING
- LACES: ORIGINAL WHITE FABRIC LACES, INTACT AND FUNCTIONAL
- SIZE: USA 6 (UK 5½, EUR 38, 24.5 CM)

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE TRAINERS DISPLAY AUTHENTIC VINTAGE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH GENUINE USE AND AGE. THE LEATHER AND SYNTHETIC UPPER SHOW EXPECTED CREASING AND MINOR SCUFFING ACROSS THE TOE BOX AND SIDES. THE WHITE MESH LINING EXHIBITS SOILING AND DISCOLOURATION FROM EXTENDED WEAR. THE RUBBER SOLE RETAINS ITS TREAD PATTERN BUT SHOWS WEAR AND MINOR SEPARATION AT THE TOE BOX JUNCTION. THE OVERALL STRUCTURE REMAINS SOUND WITH NO MAJOR DAMAGE, THOUGH THE AESTHETIC REFLECTS THE GENUINE PATINA OF EARLY 2000S ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR RATHER THAN PRESERVED CONDITION.

PROVENANCE:
THESE TRAINERS REPRESENT A PERIOD WHEN REEBOK WAS A SIGNIFICANT PLAYER IN BASKETBALL FOOTWEAR DESIGN. THE MANUFACTURING DETAILS INDICATE PRODUCTION IN CHINA DURING THE EARLY 2000S, A STANDARD PRACTICE FOR ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR OF THIS ERA. NO RESTORATION OR REFURBISHMENT HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN; THE PIECE IS PRESENTED IN ITS ORIGINAL WORN STATE.

NOTE:
VINTAGE ATHLETIC TRAINERS OF THIS ERA AND CONDITION APPEAL TO COLLECTORS OF EARLY 2000S SPORTSWEAR, SNEAKER ENTHUSIASTS, AND THOSE SEEKING AUTHENTIC PERIOD FOOTWEAR. THE COMBINATION OF RECOGNISABLE REEBOK BRANDING, CLASSIC COLOUR BLOCKING, AND GENUINE AGE-RELATED WEAR MAKES THIS A REPRESENTATIVE EXAMPLE OF EARLY MILLENNIUM BASKETBALL SHOE DESIGN.

Item Size: Height: 50cm, Width: 30cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

165A
582437+28

Location of item: 4-10 Keon Parade, Thomastown, VIC, Australia