The Face | Fat Tony presents adidas Home of Classics

Don’t get Fat Tony – DJ, supremely well-connected creative, all-round nightlife star and mouth almighty – started on wrong-headed, old fart snobbery about white trainers. Booked to play one time at Annabel’s, he turned up at the old school central London private club in black suit and white kicks. As far as the carved-in-stone-age door policy was concerned, that was a no-no. Tony promptly turned on his crisp white heels and headed into the night. The next thing he knows, the promoter is on the phone. “No come back, come back, you’re allowed in!” he pleaded. “No, I’m not coming back,” Tony shot back. “And I’m keeping the money.” The host of our THE FACE X ADIDAS X WHITE TRAINERS film series laughs as he recounts the story in our opening video. “I was so offended by the fact they said I couldn’t come in [wearing] trainers. How dare you? How dare you?” he splutters. Times, of course, have changed. Now a crisp white trainer is its own kind of classic. And for this man who knows the dancefloor better than most, his classic album? Easy! No More Drama by the one and only Mary J. Blige. Wear a classic white shoe and there will be no more drama. Even if you step to Annabel’s in them. Probably. https://theface.com