

Welcome to Is This Shoe OK?, an infrequent column about shoes that may or may not be good, as determined by me—an authority, because I own shoes—and you, in the comments below. In today’s installment, we’re looking at Maison Margiela and Reebok’s collab, a fusion of the Tabi Boot and Instapump Fury Sneaker, available as both a heel and a chunky flat-bottom.
In writing this column, I’ve noticed there’s no shortage of luxury designers collaborating with brand names familiar to me from childhood when I still had room in my heart to love “sneakers.” (In my part of Texas, these are called “tennis shoes,” despite the fact that “tennis” is not “football,” and therefore a worthless sport.) Today’s shoe exists in that vein: Maison Margiela and Reebok have teamed up for a shoe that’s part Reebok Instapump Fury Sneaker and part Maison Margiela Tabi Boot.