Object Details
- Description
- A pair of black and white costume sneakers worn by Simone Missick as the character Misty Knight on the episode 'Wig Out' (203) of Marvel’s television series “Luke Cage.”
- This black and white left (a) and right (b) pair of rubber, nylon, and polyurethane Adidas sneakers are part of Misty’s boxing costume. The shoes have a zipper closure design. The top of the shoes are black, with a thick white rubber base, and black rubber soles. To the left and right of the outer heels, respectively, are the white “pureboost” screen prints and Adidas applique logos. This costume was worn when Misty and her friend Colleen Wing get involved in a bar fight and as Misty is getting used to her prosthetic arm
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Created by
- Cheo Hodari Coker, American, born 1972
- Marvel Worldwide, Inc., American, founded 1939
- Manufactured by
- Adidas AG, German, founded 1948
- Worn by
- Simone Missick, American, born 1982
- Date
- ca. 2016-2018
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Cheo Hodari Coker
- Medium
- cotton (textile) , polyurethane , rubber foam and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (a): 11 7/16 × 3 15/16 × 4 3/4 in. (29 × 10 × 12 cm)
- H x W x D (b): 11 7/16 × 3 3/4 × 4 in. (29 × 9.5 × 10.1 cm)
- Type
- sneakers
