When Reebok Club C 85 shoes they were first launched almost four decades ago as tennis shoes; very few thought about the possibility that will go beyond the borders of the racket sport courts to settle on the concrete sidewalks. So, the sneakers were raised solely and exclusively to practice the disciplines for which they were conceived. No more no less.
You don’t have to be a sneakerhead to confirm that, in recent decades, the sports industry has undergone a metamorphosis without precedents. Instead of buying shoes for their functionality and performance on the court, we buy them because they are comfortable to hit all the cities of the globe, they go with all our looks, they are very limited edition and/or, plain and simple, because we like them . To this day, how many owners of Air Jordan models play basketball with these models strapped to their feet? How many Vans Sk8-Hi owners practice skate? Indeed.
The Reebok Club C 85 have also taken a slice of this change of scenery, like other tennis shoes (the also iconic Adidas Stan Smith, without going any further). What would its creators think today, in 2022, finding more copies in the city than on sports courts? After all, no matter how much purism may flow around these models, untouchable for some, the effect of this transition on your success is undeniable definitive.
Hence, 37 years after they stepped on the global market and with a design practically identical to that of then (special collaborations aside), we can continue talking about the Reebok Club 85 as of essential shoes in any collection worth its salt. Your current price? Between 80 and 120 euros… for a lifetime, practically.
Reebok Club C 85 Trainers
