Red and white high top sneakers worn by Melvin Van Peebles

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A pair of white, red, and black leather high top Pony City Wings sneakers. White leather is used for the rounded toe box, the quarter, and the sock lining. The tip, vamp, collar, and heel are made from red leather. The heel also has black leather and there is a chevron on the quarter of the shoe, made from black leather. There’s perforation on the white leather toe box and the shoes fasten at the center front with white cotton laces strung through eight sets of metal grommet holes. Stamped in black on each side of the ankle (collar) is the logo for City Wings; a partial circle with the text [CITY WINGS] inside and a graphic of a high-top shoe flying through clouds below, all in black ink. The same logo is stamped on the top of the tongues. [PONY], the designer’s name is vertically embroidered in black on the back of each heel.

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