Let’s be REAL! Would you’ve ever thought that we would see this day. I mean, it’s one thing for a major sportswear brand to collaborate with a celebrity or fashion designer, but it is quite another for them to collaborate with a direct competitor.
Adidas has owned Reebok since 2005, when it bought the company for $3.8 billion. But until now, the two brands have never worked together on a sneaker. Nearly 15 years after the acquisition, the Three Stripes will lend Reebok its Boost technology for a new imagining of the retro Instapump Fury model.
Known as the Instapump Fury Boost, the model is relatively straightforward, swapping out the standard Instapump Fury’s EVA foam midsole with the Boost technology many sneakerheads are familiar with. Aside from the midsole material, things are kept mostly faithful to the OG, although there’s a new co-branded support band running across the midfoot of the shoe’s laceless upper. Further branding includes Boost embroidery on the heel.
The rollout of the Instapump Fury will be broken up into three launches, with the first coming “Prototype” colorway (below) exclusively at AtmosCon Japan on Oct. 5. Inspired by an OG Instapump Fury sample, it will release globally on Nov. 15.
Instapump Fury Boost™ “Prototype”
- Instapump Fury Boost™ “OG Meets OG”
- Instapump Fury Boost™ “OG Meets OG”
- Instapump Fury Boost™ “Black & White”
- Instapump Fury Boost™ “Black & White”
The new shoes start dropping in Japan later this month and will be available worldwide in November and December. The Instapump Fury Boost™ “Prototype” (above) will be available exclusively at atmosCon Japan on October 5, limited to 50 pairs only, with a wider APAC release on October 11 and global release on November 15. The “OG Meets OG” color pack and “Black & White” color pack will be available globally at select locations November 22 and December 6, respectively.
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