Purveyor of loose-fitting, casual, yet mature menswear since 1997, Needles Japan is back in the fold with its latest collaborative project with long-time Shoes Reebok. Having trusted the vision of brand founders Keizo Shimizu and Daiki Suzuki, reebok kapturem first introduced its Shoesship via the cozy Beatnik in both Slip-On and Moc form.
For its next silhouette, Needles is jumping from homely to eccentric, focusing on the brand’s iconic Instapump Fury. Utilizing the true-to-OG ’94 build, Needles sticks to its color formula by applying monochromatic black and tan to the entirety of the shoe. The base T-shirt matches the exterior pump bladder, which matches the actual pump mechanism, which matches the segmented outsole and hardened faux-carbon fiber mid-foot plate.
The only markings arrive by way of the brand’s butterfly insignia, itself hidden at the toe-box due to monochromatic thread colors instead of the expected purple.
These are currently available at Australian retailer Up There; a global release has yet to be announced, and the project itself has yet to be teased by either brand.