«I’m a boy like you, started from scratch […] They seem like rhetorical, circumstantial phrases but it’s the truth. I walked around with holes in my shoes, I had three euros to eat […]“. As Sphere Ebbasta he spoke to his sixty thousand fans during the concert at San Siro, where he performed for the first time in two sold out dates, on 24 and 25 June. Incredible to think of where he has reached starting in 2015 with XDVR, his first studio album. From there, in ten years, numbers and relevance increased exponentially, setting records that were surpassed from time to time.
Throughout his life and career, the artist has overcome obstacles, undertaken experiments and undertaken ambitious projects: among the latest is the collaboration with Timberland.
L’Original Timberland Boot Created by Nathan and Sidney Swartz in 1973 as a reinforced work boot in silicone-waterproofed Nubuck leather and then branded with the legendary tree logo – seen at the time as something that ruined the leather – it was so successful among workers for its durability and performance that it spread from the working class to the subcultures of the following decades, above all the hip-hop of the 80s and the British rave scene of the 90s, up to the authorial reinterpretations of recent years.
In this limited edition of 225 paia dell’Original Timberland Boot that skin that Nathan and Sidney Swartz ruined in 1973 is completely cracked. The cracks on Sfera Ebbasta’s boots are not just an aesthetic detail, but identify a symbol of his history and music. Every crack tells of battles won and lost, of roads traveled and dreams fulfilled. The cracks represent the scars of a life lived to the fullest, of a career that has overcome barriers and conquered unimaginable heights.
Sfera Ebbasta x Timberland Limited Edition Boot is enriched with a further customization handmade by the artist, a detail that will make each boot a unique piece. With an intervention in five colors (pink, light blue, lilac, mint green and white), Sfera will in fact leave his pictorial mark on each pair.
The artist has already worn this limited edition as a preview during his concerts at San Siro and the boots will be available starting from June 27 in men’s and women’s sizes, and will be sold with special packaging that will include white laces and the color of the pictorial customization.
