ASICS Gel BND 'Cream Tai-Chi Yellow'
Colorway: Cream/Tai-Chi Yellow · Style code: 1021A217-102 · Release date: 2019 · Price: $2682 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: ASICS Gel BND 'Triple White' (1021A217-100) · ASICS Gel BND 'White Peacoat' (1021A217-103)
The Gel-BND belongs to the part of the ASICS catalogue that mines the archive rather than the lab. It is a reworking of a heritage model (the brand traces the shape to a 1998 triathlon shoe), rebuilt with the chunky midsole proportions that were dominating the market when it appeared, and finished for wear rather than racing. Underneath is a moulded EVA midsole and a moulded rubber outsole, with a breathable mesh upper over the top; there is no attempt at a performance story, and none is needed. Triathlon shoes are a sensible archive to raid for this purpose, since they were built to be pulled on quickly and worn without socks, which tends to mean simple uppers and unusual proportions. Cream with Tai-Chi Yellow leans into that, a soft base carrying one saturated accent.