Asics Wmns Gel Dedicate 7 'White Lapis Lazuli Blue'
Colorway: White/Lapis Lazuli Blue · Style code: 1042A167-101 · Release date: December 30, 2021 · Price: $2682 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: Asics Wmns Gel Dedicate 7 'White Pure Silver' (1042A167-100) · Asics Wmns Gel Dedicate 7 'White Smoke Blue' (1042A167-103) · Asics Wmns Gel Dedicate 7 'White Amethyst' (1042A167-104) · Asics Wmns Gel Dedicate 7 'Peacoat Pure Silver' (1042A167-400) · Asics Wmns Gel Dedicate 7 'Sky White' (1042A167-405)
Every tennis brand needs a shoe for the player who gets on court twice a month, and the GEL-Dedicate is the ASICS answer. It sits below the GEL-Challenger, which itself sits below the three models built for competitive play, and the differences down the tiers are mostly about durability and cushioning volume rather than shape.
The construction is deliberately plain. A leather upper with perforation at the toe resists the abrasion that kills cheap tennis shoes; padding around the collar handles comfort; a GEL insert at the heel absorbs landing impact; and a TRUSSTIC piece under the midfoot resists twisting through a change of direction. The outsole is a hard-court pattern rather than a clay herringbone.
GEL cushioning itself dates to 1986, when ASICS first put the silicone-based material into running shoes. Seventh-generation Dedicates carry it in its simplest form, which is most of why the shoe costs what it does.