Brand: FILA
Model: Venom
Key Features: The upper is constructed using a mixture of suede, leather, and mesh, and sits atop a chunky all-white foam midsole. White leather panels overlay a red mesh upper while black suede covers most of the heel. Branding can be seen on the tongue, side of the heel, and the midsole.
Release Date: May 25
Price: €109,95 // approx. $130
Buy: 24 Kilates, Titolo, Footpatrol, Asphaltgold, Naked & other select retailers tba
Editor’s Notes: In 2017, FILA’s own chunky shoe, the Disruptor, was the affordable answer to sneakers such as the Balenciaga Triple S and Raf Simons Ozweego Bunny II, thrusting the brand back into footwear relevancy.
This year, FILA is bringing back the Venom, a silhouette that first released in 1994 and is named after its viperfang vamp intercrossing. The silhouette will first drop in two colorways, the red/white/black and green/white/navy iterations you can see above.
Still chunky but slightly less so than the Disruptor, the FILA Venom is a streamlined silhouette sitting atop a deep flexation-grooved sole and which, with its shape and style, could end up seeing a lot of success in 2018.
The Venom is accompanied with a small, three-piece capsule collection in white. FILA Navy, and shady glade color: the Keith Half Zip top, the Shane Tee, and the Carlos Shorts.
Peep the lookbook up top and then flip through the product shots above for a better look at the sneaker.
Drops May 25 at selected stores including 24 Kilates, Titolo, Footpatrol, Asphaltgold, and Naked, among others.
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