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London, The Fashion Awards 2021. Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra step together onto the red carpet, and choosing what to focus on suddenly becomes very complicated. Should we focus on dispelling the gossip that they are on the verge of a breakup? On the charm of Priyanka, radiant in a explosion of flowers by Richard Quinn? Or on the look, tuxedo feat. sneakers, of him?
Indeed, Nick Jonas’ look, a creation by Maison Margiela from head to toe, in the most literal sense of the expression. And let’s focus on the feet. Because the most observant will have surely recognized in a blink of an eye the unmistakable profiles of the sneakers that the artist has chosen to show off at the London awards: they are indeed the Maison Margiela x Reebok Classic Leather Tabi model, in their red version launched on the market last May.
Karwai Tang
A shoe born of the now consolidated collaboration between the French fashion house and the American sportswear brand, which brings together in a single upper two of the most iconic proposals from their respective brands. On one side, we have the characteristic silhouette of the old Reebok from the early ’80s, the historic Classic Leather; on the other hand, the adoption of the Tabi split-toe, the sandal-inspired cut from oriental traditions that became a great classic of John Galliano’s creations since ’88. And yes, they can also be purchased online.
Maison Margiela x Reebok – Sneakers Classic Leather Tabi
€285
Farfetch
The result for Nick Jonas? A pleasant variation on the theme of sneakers worn with generally formal attire. Of course, the decision to choose such red shoes on such a red carpet could have given rise to a risky tonal match with potentially disastrous photographic outcomes. But that was not the case, quite the opposite. After all, as they say, who doesn’t take risks…
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