Angel Reese Makes Quirky Request to Prada & Others Hours After Reebok Announcement
Angel Reese is raking in millions through her endorsement deals, but there’s one partnership that really stands out: Reebok. Not just because of the money, but because the brand’s own resurgence seems to be happening alongside Reese’s rise in the WNBA. It’s like they’re growing together, and Reese knows it.
“I’m excited to give fans a glimpse into what’s to come in our overall partnership, and we’re still just getting started,” she shared by the end of last month. And that glimpse? It’s the Reebok Engine A “Pretty Gritty” sneakers, Reese’s first signature shoe, retailing for $120 and available in adult sizes on Reebok.com. And the Chi-Town Barbie did not pull any stops.
They feature a fierce blend of Black Cherry and Pink Blast with her signature logo stamped on the tongue. But these aren’t just made to turn heads, they’re built for performance too, with a one-piece molded synthetic upper that offers breathability without compromising structure. It’s everything you’d expect from Reese x Reebok. But if you thought Reese’s ambition with Reebok stops at sneakers, it does not!
Just hours after dropping her highly-anticipated kicks, Reese took to X with a playful but pointed message to fashion giants like Prada and others who make heels: “let’s normalize for the heel brands to stop ending at a size 9 and give us them 11s, 12s, and 13s pleaseeeee.”
And, she’s not wrong. Many women’s shoes cap out at size 9 or 10 in stores, not because women don’t have larger feet, but because brands often limit their sizing for inventory and shelf space efficiency. Unfortunately, that leaves women with bigger feet, like Reese, struggling to find their fit.
Online retailers like Long Tall Sally, Marmi Shoes, and Steve Madden offer extended sizes. But the struggle is still real. And Reese’s tweet? That might just be more than a complaint, it might be a teaser. With her own height and love for fashion, she’s faced the exact same issues.
“I wanna do a tall girl line. It’s hard for me right now, obviously, finding looks, so just being able to… find things and start my own thing for all the tall girls out there,” she had expressed during the CFDA awards.
We’ve already seen the Chi-Town Barbie rock high heels fearlessly—whether it’s at the 2024 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in NYC where she wore strappy Gianvito Rossi sandals, or in TikTok videos where she struts in heels like it’s second nature. So yeah, she gets it. And considering how fans flooded her comments asking, “Are the heels dropping next?”, you have to wonder. Is Angel Reese gearing up to launch her own line of heels in extended sizes? Maybe. Maybe not. But one thing’s for sure: fashion is definitely part of her playbook. And she’s not just walking the walk, she’s rewriting the runway rules.
How Angel Reese is poised to revolutionise fashion?
For Angel Reese, going head-to-head with stars like Caitlin Clark at the W is just one part of her story. Off the court, she’s been serving looks and making fashion her playground since she was little. In fact, long before the spotlight and cameras, Reese was already practicing her runway walk right in her living room. “I used to watch America’s Next Top Model with Tyra [Banks] and practice my walk in the living room,” she once shared.
But for Reese, fashion wasn’t just about the strut. It was about creativity, styling outfits for her mom, playing dress-up, and dreaming big. That little girl with a passion for clothes is now living her dream. At just 23, she’s already graced Vogue, turned heads at the Met Gala, and showed up in style at the CFDA Awards.
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And just like she once dreamed of collaborating with Reese’s, the candy brand, it wouldn’t be a surprise if a fashion partnership is next on her vision board. Why not? At 6’3”, Angel understands the fashion struggles that come with being tall. If anyone can shake up the fashion game for towering women, it’s her. She’s not just wearing the clothes, she’s ready to design the future of fashion too.
