Boston-based retailer Bodega marked the 10th anniversary of its partnership with Asics in September with a Gel-Kayano 20 collaboration. While we’ve been awaiting word on what a follow-up project from the duo will entail, it seems the wait is nearly over as Bodega’s Bodega Made Instagram account, which focuses on in-house and collaborative releases from the retailer, has teased a Bodega x Asics release set for December 27.
In the initial teaser image, the two caricatures can be seen wearing Gel-Kayano 20s based on the gel inserts in the sole unit, a clear nod to the model being offered here for this friends-and-family drop. The pair retains the same material construction and added branding details as the original pair but incorporates a darker earth-tone aesthetic. We can see the woven mesh base remain, this time in a brown shade, while the overlays across the upper also take on darker finishes.


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