Reebok Club C 85 Vegan 'White Hint Mint'
Colorway: Footwear White/Hint Mint/Midnight Pine · Style code: GX7562 · Release date: February 12, 2022 · Price: $83 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Reebok x BBC Club C 85 Shoes (100285332) · Reebok x IDEA Club C 85 Shoes (100258364) · Reebok Club C 85 (AR0455) · Reebok Club C 85 'Emoji' (S29074) · Reebok Club C 85 TG (BD4759)
Reebok built the Club C 85 Vegan to answer a specific question: can the 1985 tennis shoe, whose original build used soft garment leather and a terry-cloth lining, be made with no animal input at all? The 'White Hint Mint' colourway is one answer. Its upper is a white synthetic leather, the adhesives and dyes are animal-free, and Reebok marks the change with a 'V' on the heel tab and vegan branding on the insole. The side stripes are woven webbing, split between Hint Mint, a pale green, and Midnight Pine, a deep one, so the shoe reads as white with a cool green edge.
Underneath, the pair keeps the cupsole construction of every Club C 85, here in natural rubber with an EVA wedge inside for cushioning, so nothing about the fit or the flat, court-style stance changes with the switch in materials. It released on February 12, 2022 at $80, the same price band as the leather Club C 85 rather than a premium over it. That pricing is the point: Reebok positioned the Vegan as a straight substitute, not a specialty item. For buyers who want the Club C look without leather, the green-striped version is one of the more distinctive ways to get it.