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Combining the traditional 1989 basketball influences of the Gel-Extreme™ with modern cushioning, the Asics EX89™ was originally created by Toshikazu Kayano in the late 80s as his first design project for Asics. The layered leather construction of the upper meets spirited color blocks that match the legendary NBA team colors of that era. Asics also updated the cushioning system with their in-house FF Blast™ technology, which greatly improves comfort; added to this is a molded heel design to improve comfort underfoot in everyday scenarios.

The Asics EX89™ is equipped with the following features:

• recycled leather upper
• perforations at toe box
• Asics woven label at the tongue
• contrast Tiger Stripes appliqués at side panels
• breathable fabric lining
• padded collar
• foam-padded insole with Asics lettering
• stitched rubber cupsole
• Asics branding emboidered at heel window

For its Fall/Winter '24 collection, adidas has teamed up with Wales Bonner, a real heavyweight in the world of fashion. Wales Bonner is a London-based menswear label that has been pursuing a unique concept since 2014, combining European heritage with an Afro-Atlantic spirit.

The superstar by adidas has long since become a legend, an institution in the sneaker landscape, and it's precisely for this reason that the name of this adidas icon perfectly describes its status. No other shoe has been embraced by so many people from so many different cultural backgrounds as the adidas Superstar, which is partly due to its minimalist design and partly to its exceptional comfort. Since the Superstar conquered the market in 1969, its influence on the design of athletic footwear has been enormous: for example, it was one of the first designs to be able to distinguish itself through clearly defined branding.

The version remixed for the adidas x Wales Bonner collab only resembles the original Superstar in terms of shape and a few basics – the most striking innovations are the use of a croc-embossed texture on the leather upper, satin-finished textile lining as well as deco stitching at heel.

The adidas x Wales Bonner Superstar Lo Croc's features include:

• upper: croc-embossed patent leather
• rubber shell toe box
• satin-finished textile lining
• 3 Stripes patent leather appliqués on side walls
• foam-padded insole
• EVA foam midsole
• abrasion-resistent rubber cupsole
• deco-stitching at heel patch
• adidas x Wales Bonner gold foil label graphic embossed on tongue
• Superstar gold foil lettering embossed on side wall
• adidas Trefoil resp. Wales Bonner gold foil logo embossed on heel patch