As sneaker manufacturers and outdoors collaborators strengthen their relationship, a decent needle to string usually presents itself: the stability between customers figuring out what to anticipate and conserving them on their toes. Whereas the Cecilie Bahnsen catalog with ASICS is definitely identifiable for its heavy reliance on floral motifs, the Danish designer has completed an admirable job of adapting that theme and conserving the power contemporary, delivered anew together with her newest on the ASICS GEL-Cumulus 16.
The foremost methodology that Bahnsen has taken to maintain her ironclad partnership with the Japanese model fascinating has been leaping from mannequin to mannequin, solely technically doubling again as soon as together with her ASICS GEL-Terrain MT, although the climbing tooling might fairly be argued as a novel step.
Nonetheless, that pattern continues as she chalks off the GEL-Cumulus 16, reviving a 2014 impartial runner including graphic vines and flowers between its artificial base and new shiny overlays. Every of these {hardware} notes is an execution of the femininity vs. masculinity theme on the heart of this shoe, the latter additional explored with an outdoorsy pull closure. Of the three colorways on supply, two in “”Glacier Gray” and black execute becoming stylish aesthetics, whereas the “Ivory/Black” choice lands with a extra adventurous general palette.
Notably, this stands as the primary launch below the newly minted “Signature Sequence” collaborative banner for ASICS, mentioned to supply “completely different design visionaries to use their signature type to key seasonal fashions.” A minimum of to our ears, the announcement has us anticipating extra GEL-CUMULUS 16 releases within the coming season, probably with extra collaborators pulled into the combo.
The Cecilie Bahnsen x ASICS GEL-Cumulus 16 checks in as one in every of their extra price-conscious capsules thus far, commanding a $170 retail value a chunk. The capsule is anticipated out on July eleventh — catch official photographs beneath and watch our Sneaker Launch Dates web page for a full retailer checklist because the launch attracts nearer.
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