Tradition Meets Innovation: COSTS and ASICS Present the Unique Gel-Lyte III "Cane Vine"

COSTS has been a staple for fashion enthusiasts in Shenzhen since 2012. After their last collaboration with ASICS, which focused on the Gel Trabuco, the two companies have now teamed up to give the ASICS Gel-Lyte III a retro aesthetic with Cantonese design tradition. Paying homage to the vibrancy of life, the Japanese brand focuses on numerous design adaptations that catapult this OG silhouette into a new chapter. A combination of materials creates a zen vibe with decorative cotton panels, while premium suede covers the majority of the upper. The ASICS stripes have been rearranged to form lychee vines. Together with the tongue, laces and sock lining, they reinforce the tangle of the native plant and symbolise growth.
 
The Cost x ASICS Gel-Lyte III "Cane Vine" has a great colour design with olive green accents on the quarter overlap and the embossed heel cap, which features the Chinese character for "extend". The dominant brown colour of the shoe symbolises the earth and harmonises perfectly with the cream tongue stitching and laces on the forefoot. The Cost x ASICS Gel-Lyte III "Cane Vine" will first hit COSTS stores on 29 August, followed by a global release in China on 25 August. We're hoping for a drop announcement here soon, until then you can check out the official images of this exciting collaboration below.