TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist. has collaborated with names like COMME Des GARÇONS SHIRT, HAL STUDIOS and more. Now, the Japanese sportswear brand has extended its efforts to the world of footwear through a new collaboration with ASICS that has resulted in the ‘GEL-QUANTUM 360™.’ The shoe draws comparisons to the Chelsea boot at first glance, opting for smooth black leather uppers that extend to the toe box, quarters, and heels for a shiny look. The model uses the sole configuration from the ‘ASICS GEL-QUANTUM 360TM,’ covering the exposed GEL components in black to complete the shoe's monochromatic aesthetic.
Just in time for the fall season, the TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist. x ASICS collaboration will launch on October 14 via the former’s website.
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What's Driving This Trend
- Gel-enforced Footwear
- Opportunity for developing more gel-enforced footwear products for different industries.
- Monochromatic Aesthetic
- Opportunity to explore and leverage the trend of monochromatic aesthetic design in different product categories.
- Function-meets-fashion Collaboration
- Opportunity to leverage collaborations between sportswear and fashion brands to create unique functional products.
Who This Affects Most
- Fashion
- Fashion industry can leverage the monochromatic aesthetic trend and explore collaborations with sportswear brands to create unique products.
- Sportswear
- Sportswear industry can leverage the opportunity to make footwear products that use gel-enforcements being a new feature.
- Footwear
- Footwear industry can explore collaborations to combine functionality and fashion and launch new products like the TAKAHIROMIYASHITATheSoloist x ASICS 'GEL-QUANTUM 360™' Chelsea Boot.
