Certificate of
Authenticity
Authenticity
0
Try On
View Authenticity Certificate
Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Cinder Reflective
Yeezy Boost 350 V2 Cinder Reflective
Culture Note™️
Origin
Designed by Kanye West and released on 3 April 2020 as part of the Yeezy Boost 350 line. This release has a primeknit upper in Cinder/Cinder/Cinder. Cinder is the burnt end of the earth palette. Where Oxford Tan and Flax describe raw fibre and Moonrock describes stone, Cinder describes what is left after something has burned, a dark grey brown with no brightness in it at all. On the Boost 350 V2 that produces the most anonymous version of the most recognisable sneaker outline of the decade, which is a particular kind of luxury. This is the reflective execution, so the anonymity only holds until a light hits it, at which point the threading flares and the shoe announces itself. The model launched on 24 September 2016, and colourways like this came from the later period when the label was exploring what a single dark knit could still be made to do.
Utility
Cinder is the 350 V2 you wear when you do not want to be looked at until you do. First recipe: black straight leg trousers with a slight break, a black tee, a charcoal overshirt, so the shoe disappears in daylight and lights up under headlights. Second recipe: dark olive fatigue trousers with a cuffed hem and a brown knit, pulling the warm brown out of the ash. Occasion: evenings, night driving, city travel, rainy season when pale knits are a bad idea. Fit is narrow through the midfoot as usual, so half a size up is common. Care: dry brush, spot clean with mild soap only, avoid stiff brushes and solvents that dull the reflective yarn, never machine wash.
Influence
The 350 V2 is the shoe that made the drop into a mainstream cultural event, with limited stock and announced times producing queue culture, bot buying and a resale economy that the wider industry copied wholesale. GQ called these the most influential sneakers in 2016. Reflective colourways added a second life to that, designed for the night and for the camera flash that documented every release. The partnership ended on 25 October 2022, when adidas terminated it after Kanye West's antisemitic public remarks, which the company stated were unacceptable, hateful and dangerous and violated its values. Dark reflective pairs are among the last variations that catalogue produced.
Construction
Primeknit builds the upper, the one piece machine knitted construction that gives the 350 V2 its sock like fit without traditional panels, and the reflective element is carried in the yarn rather than coated on the surface, so it survives the flexing at the toe. Boost is underneath, the expanded TPU pellet foam that supplies the bounce and the speckled look, kept dark here so the whole shoe reads as one mass from collar to ground. There is no visible logo. The practical advantage of a dark colourway in this family is real: it is the only version that shrugs off city dust and monsoon splash without looking ruined, though the reflective yarn still needs gentle cleaning to keep its flash.
Most Asked Questions
How We Always
Guarantee the Best Prices?
Luxury Marketplace
In luxury marketplaces, prices depend on demand - less popular items sell below retail.
.svg)
Competition Between Sellers
Our 5,000+ verified sellers compete with each other, giving you the lowest prices.
.svg)
price Comparision
We show you price comparisons across sellers so you always get better deals.
.svg)
Helping Sellers, Helping You
We help sellers buy smarter inventory, so they can offer you better prices.
Most Asked Questions
How We Always
Guarantee the Best Prices?
Luxury Marketplace
In luxury marketplaces, prices depend on demand - less popular items sell below retail.
Competition Between Sellers
Our 5,000+ verified sellers compete with each other, giving you the lowest prices.
price Comparision
We show you price comparisons across sellers so you always get better deals.
Helping Sellers, Helping You
We help sellers buy smarter inventory, so they can offer you better prices.
Loading...