mita Just Made a Hybrid ASICS GEL-LYTE III and V

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For a decade now the Japanese legends have linked with their fellow countrymen for countless collaborations. They’ve always favoured the franchise, particularly the III and , with both pairs part of their long-running ‘Trico’ series. For their latest, they’ve merged their two favourites for a hodgepodge hybrid that’s definitely pricked up our ears.

The new model has been dubbed the GEL-LYTE ∞, and was finally completed this year after three years in development. The shoe's name was inspired by the number ‘8’ – the sum of III and V (obviously!) – with the new build taking on parts of both models alongside elements from mita’s many ASICS colabs. The silhouette's upper pulls mostly from the GLIII – until you reach the tongue, panelling and midsole, which are quintessentially GLV. The most obvious hybrid element is the tongue, which presents the GLIII's split version sitting atop the sock-like GLV tongue.

Unfortunately for those outside of Nippon, the mita x ASICS GEL-LYTE ∞ will be available exclusively in Japan. A raffle is open now, before an in-store release on August 8. All remaining stock will then hit mita’s webstore on August 12.

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