Category: Shoes

Streetball-inspired Japanese brand Ballaholic and ASICS have linked up for a colorful take on the GEL-QUANTUM 180. In years past, the two have teamed up for hoops foootwear and other items, but what makes this collaboration unique is that it re-works a lifestyle model instead of a sneaker designed for the basketball court.Blue and cream are the main tones used, with the former concentrated around the quarter, tongue and heel while the latter is used on the quarter, toebox and collar. A smoky dark gray makes its presence felt on the Tiger stripe, the mudguard and the heel clip, the last of which features a debossed yellow Ballaholic logo.More yellow is present on the laces and outsole, with forest green being worked into the color scheme too via placement on the tongue, top eyestays and heel. Midsoles offer a cream tone to match the upper and, as indicated by the shoe’s name, feature a 50/50 cushioning setup that combines a GEL heel and midfoot with a FlyteFoam forefoot. Finishing touches of detail are served up by a tonal ASICS hit on the tongue, a faint basketball logo on the heel and co-branded insoles.The Ballaholic x ASICS GEL-QUANTUM 180 released in Japan at the top of the month, but is set to make its US debut via the ASICS webstore on March 24. The MSRP is set at $150 USD. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ASICS SportStyle Japan (@asics_sportstyle_jp)Elsewhere, Andersson Bell has given the ASICS GEL-1090 two hiking-inspired colorways.

Salehe Bembury has begun teasing the release date for his upcoming New Balance Test Run Project 3.0 collaboration. A wild style that blends leopard print and Bembury’s signature topographical map patterns with shaggy gray suede, bright orange fabric and much more, the Test Run Project 3.0 is set to be the designer’s first project with New Balance in 2021, following up last year’s wildly successful 2002R. Though Bembury has indeed teased the design before, this marks the first time he’s hinted at its release date — simply stating “April” in the caption of his recent Instagram post. Furthermore, the “Finders Keepers” element of the graphic he posted indicates that there may well be a scavenger hunt in and around Los Angeles for pairs of the sneaker. More information on the shoe’s exact date of release and method of arrival is sure to surface soon, given Bembury’s propensity for teasing and revealing his projects bit by bit in the months leading up to their release. View this post on InstagramA post shared by Salehe Bembury (@salehebembury) View this post on InstagramA post shared by Salehe Bembury (@salehebembury)For more from the world of New Balance, check out an early image of Bembury’s second 2002R collaboration and see how Junya Watanabe has elevated the classic BB480.