Popular silhouettes like their Gel Saga, Gel Lyte 5 and asics look Gel Lyte 3 are now worn by sneakerheads who only used to wear Nikes and Jays.2011 also brought this super dope collaboration between BAIT and Asics that used the Gel Lyte 3 as the silhouette of choice and dressed it up in a South Beach-esque colorway. This collab sneaker billed the Teal Dragon uses a teal upper with various material including nubuck, suede and perforated nubuck.
The newest collab is with the Washington DC Virginia based boutique Commonwealth. Taking their creative minds on the coveted Asics Gel Lyte 5, they both came up with a Gemini inspired sneaker that will blow your mind.The Commonwealth x Asics Gel Lyte 5 Gemini is inspired asics shoes by the astrological zodiac sign which symbol is represented by twins. The sneaker is built with a navy blue leather and suede combination throughout the entire sneaker except the white midsole.
One cool thing about this sneaker is that asics nimbus gel both pairs are opposite with their mix up of materials. From a far you couldn t tell, but once you get closer you ll start to notice the subtle difference. Scheduled to hit UBIQ October 11th, let us know what you think of the Commonwealth x Asics Gel Lyte 5 Gemini below! Christmas isn t THAT far way right? I mean Halloween is almost here followed by Thanksgiving, next thing we know your mom is decorating the ENTIRE house with asics gel nimbus Christmas lights.
Converse let Jamie Hewlett have is way with the Chuck Taylor silhouette and he came up with four bold designs for the sneaker and while there are only two available at Millennium Shoes right now that is surely more than enough to pick from. Be it either Camo or characters its hard to go wrong with such a solid collaboration.Gorillaz x Converse Chuck Taylor All Star February 2012$60Source Millennium Shoes"
It s a huge honor for me to work with Converse. I grew up wearing Converse Jack Purcell shoes and still wear them whether I am at my office or walking the streets of Tokyo. I see the Jack Purcell shoe as an icon of American style and pop-culture and wanted to blend their simple elegance with a roughness fit for an urban lifestyle, -Masafumi Watanabe.Scheduled to release on asics for womens February 4th, the shoe will be limited to 450 pairs globally. The US price tag is $140 with size availability ranging from 8-13 US."
Converse continues to put points up on the scoreboard when it comes to their Jack Purcell model and the names of the colorways are just as interesting as the designs themselves. We just saw a pair of Converse Jack Purcell Ox Athletic Navy / Milk and the next colorway has an even better name.This time around the sneaker steps out in a color known as Monks Robe that spreads across the entire upper in a buttery leather.