Temptation Trip is ready to launch its first sneaker collaboration later this month, partnering with Asics on an up to date take of the GEL-DS Coach 14 impressed by the pure fantastic thing about Australia. The collaboration explores the blurred strains between work and relaxation, and introduces a brand new silhouette grounded in each ease and technical consolation.
Based in 2020 by Ed Hatcher and Grace Olivia Roberts, Temptation Trip has lengthy embraced the concept a trip isn’t only a vacation spot, however fairly a way of thinking. “The combination of consolation and enjoyable Asics brings to footwear completely fits our types,” Hatcher and Roberts mentioned in a press release. “One thing you possibly can put on for a cruisy day, or as a press release piece, however all the time in consolation. Our collaboration is an genuine extension of this.”
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The GEL-DS Coach 14 arrives in a palette impressed by Australia’s shoreline. The higher options sandy, earthy tones all through the mesh, laces and quarter panel, with accents of forest inexperienced that reference the nation’s huge bush landscapes. A blue midsole and internal sole draw from the encircling sea. Supplies like canvas and leather-based are utilized in tandem, providing a textural distinction that nods to the range of trip experiences discovered throughout Australian terrain.
Though the capsule represents Temptation Trip’s first foray into footwear, Asics has lengthy partnered with Australian labels. In 2022, P.E Nation joined forces with the model on a GEL-1130 rendered in cream and black, punctuated by fluorescent accents and utilitarian rigging. Early in 2024, Asics labored with Sportscraft and Speedo to outfit Staff Australia’s Olympic and Paralympic contingents, making use of the nationwide green-and-gold palette alongside Indigenous design motifs throughout uniforms and equipment.
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The Temptation Trip x GEL-DS Coach 14 might be obtainable Could 25 by way of Temptation Trip, Asics Australia and choose retailers for $220 AUD. European sizing ranges from 35 to 41. An unique attire capsule will launch alongside the sneaker, obtainable solely by way of Temptation Trip. A world launch will observe on Could 30 at choose retailers, together with Kith, Dover Avenue Market and Finish.
