Reebok and the German 3D-printing company Zellerfeld are releasing the Question 96/26, a fully 3D-printed reinterpretation of Allen Iverson's first signature shoe, on August 25 at 12 p.m. EST. It sells exclusively through Zellerfeld. Neither company has announced a price.
What the shoe is
The 96/26 is not a one-to-one recreation of the Question. It is a slip-on with runner proportions, printed in a single proprietary compound rather than assembled from cut-and-sewn panels. Zellerfeld varies the density of the material across the shoe: softer, more flexible TPU around the tongue and toebox, denser material at the toe and through the sole.
The Question's design cues are translated rather than copied. The Reebok vector logo sits at the midfoot, and the oval Hexalite pods from the original are rendered as printed shapes rather than functional Hexalite cushioning. Two colorways launch: plain white and the purple Zellerfeld uses across its own releases.
The 1996 original
The name splits the difference between two years. The Question Mid arrived in 1996, the same year Iverson went first overall in the NBA Draft and won Rookie of the Year with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Zellerfeld's footwear partnerships
Zellerfeld also prints Nike's Air Max 1000 line, including the Air Max 1000.2 "Pink Spell" that dropped via EQL raffle on June 22 and the "Black/Hyper Crimson" colorway that followed at $179. The Reebok tie-up is its first with Iverson's line.
Reebok is also bringing back the G-Unit G6 on August 20 for $130, a 1:1 recreation of the 2003 original.
Source: Sole Retriever
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