If you feel like everyone and their moms are rocking Nikes, and you’re also a little tired of Vans, maybe it’s time to get dadcore and consider a new take on one of the styles. Asics classics. We have already talked about how the Asics Gel-1130 is the ultimate unisex, retro normcore street shoe, sported by everyone from Deadheads to DJs to cool French girls. But now Asics has dropped a shoe that not only looks to the past for inspiration, but also to the future. Here is the Gel-Quantum 180 VII.
$130 at ASICS
The Gel-Quantum 180 VII features a ton of super technical details that make for the most comfortable fit, whether you’re training for a marathon or just browsing the farmers market for hotties seasonal squashes. The futuristic shoe features a scutoid shape, allowing for more natural movement, and advanced cushioning technologies developed at Asics Institute of Sports Science (yes, a real thing), like the specialized gel sole created to improve shock absorption.
$130 at ASICS
As well as being designed for walking, jogging or the high performance gym, these upgraded dad sneakers also look super cool worn with cuffs. chinos or oversized denim. While we love the smooth, Matrix– completely black versionwe really want to the neutral “bain nature” edition, in sage gray and feather which mix all our favorite “cores” – norm-, gorp- and cottage-. This colorway was inspired by the Japanese phrase shinrin yoku, which translates to “forest bathing”, and the colors “symbolize the idea of spending time in the forest and enjoying the positive benefits it has on the mind”. There is also a hidden message on the inner booties in katanka which translates to “tree” and “forest”.
$140 at ASICS
Who said retro and futuristic should be mutually exclusive? The Gel-Quantum 180 VIIs are now available in men’s and women’s sizes for $140.
The Gel Quantum 180 VIIs are now available on Asics.
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