Fursac X Mephisto’s Vintage Sneaker Is a Lowkey Thrasher
Fursac X Mephisto's collaborative "Dribbler" sneaker is prep-meets-punk. The simplistic sneaker is wonderfully subdued with a skate park ethos.
French clothing brand Fursac, known for Franco-forward menswear, combined two of fashion's gnarliest sub-genres to create a wonderfully toned-down sneaker: Skatewear and vintage regalia.
In collaboration with shoe-wear brand Mephisto, Fursac has successfully paddled out into the choppy waters of skate-inspired sneakers.
The Dribbler sneaker, which comes in a navy and black and white-on-white colorway, has a thick rubber outsole with a transparent "window" near the heel, showcasing the sneaker's bounce-enhancing "Shock Absorber."
Despite its name, the Dribbler has the body of a full-blown skate shoe and sits firmly in the same stylistic wheelhouse of other skate-heavy sneakers that are dominating the proverbial skate park of style, specifically the Air Jordan 4 RM.
The Fursac sneaker does lean preppier, though, implementing just enough leather throughout the upper to make this sneaker suitable for both a skate sesh in Venice Beach and dinner at SUR (RIP to the OG Vanderpump Rules, you will be missed).
The Dribbler sneaker also has a purposefully dated vibe, likely a result of Fursac's artistic director Gauthier Borsarello's penchant for vintage design style.
In fact, the sneaker's timeless underbelly gives it a visual edge compared to its more rugged comrades.
Its demureness — is its superpower.
