Gallery Dept. and Asics’ Paint-Splattered GT-2160 Sneaker Finally Gets a Global Release
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Asics‘ red-hot year is going right to the very end, as the Japanese footwear brand has announced the release for its highly anticipated collaboration with Gallery Dept.
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Originally released as a ComplexCon exclusive, Gallery Dept.’s GT-2160 takes what might be considered a commonplace colorway and splatters it with paint. Josué Thomas, artist and founder of the creative studio, says his Asics collaboration takes inspiration from how his own sneakers would transform as he worked on his art.
Drops of turquoise, orange, yellow, and black paint start at midfoot and continue to the toe — leaving the heel unvarnished just as you’d expect from standing at a canvas and having pants to shield the rear. Silver, blue, black, and white define the shoe’s base for a colorway that puts the “dad” in “dadcore.” A yellow Gallery Dept. hang tag also appears near the lateral heel, matched by a yellow co-branded insole.
Gallery Dept.’s Jackson Pollock treatment on the GT-2160 has proven quite popular on the resale market, with prices regularly doubling the retail price of $295 on platforms such as StockX. Prices have dropped slightly with news of a wider release, but not so much as to expect anything other than rabid demand for the global launch.
The GT-2160 made its debut over the summer as an homage to Asics’ GT-2000 series from the early 2010s. It comes as a number of other running sneakers from the era have taken hold in sneaker culture, including Nike’s Zoom Vomero 5 and several New Balance models. Asics has quickly doled the model out to collaborators, including a Hidden.NY project dropping today.
The Gallery Dept. x Asics GT-2160 will release Dec. 15 through Asics website and select third-party retailers. As mentioned previously, the retail price is set at $295.
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Ian Servantes is a Senior Trending News Editor for Footwear News specializing in sneaker coverage. He’s previously reported on streetwear and sneakers at Input and Highsnobiety after beginning his career on the pop culture beat. He subscribes to the idea that “ball is life” and doesn’t fuss over his kicks getting dirty.
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