Asics HyperGel-Kan 'Imperial Indigo Blue'
Colorway: Imperial/Indigo Blue · Style code: 1021A032-400 · Release date: January 26, 2024 · Price: $2682 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Asics HyperGel Kan (1021A032-001) · Asics HyperGel-Kan 'Mid Grey' (1021A032-020) · Asics HyperGel-Kan 'White Peacoat' (1021A032-100)
HyperGEL is a separate branch of the technology ASICS is best known for. Where standard GEL sits as sealed pads in the heel and forefoot, HyperGEL uses beads distributed through the midsole, and the brand positioned the resulting shoes as sportstyle rather than performance running, built for comfort across a day rather than for a training block. The Kan takes that furthest. It has no laces at all, relying instead on an elastic internal sleeve to hold the foot, with an exoskeletal heel counter behind it for structure and a SpEVA sockliner underneath. The result is closer to a slip-on than a trainer, which is the point. Imperial with indigo blue keeps two blues in play across a shape that already has plenty going on, and the laceless upper leaves an unusually clean line from toe to collar.