NYC Sneaker Drop: ASICS GEL-BELARRAOTTO From Kiko Kostadinov and Morán Morán

ASICS has a new model, the GEL-BELARRAOTTO, listed on the OTTO958 website in an Obsidian Grey / Kelp colorway. OTTO958 is run by designer Kiko Kostadinov and Morán Morán, and the site states as much in its opening lines.

The site is more than a store. Its menu is split into Products, Texts and Films, so goods, writing and moving image sit under one roof, and a cart is built in for purchases. The footer carries the dates "2020–", which places the project's start in 2020.

The new shoe follows the GEL-SD ARZACHOTTO, which came in two colorways: Dioptase and White/Blue Violet. Both are marked Sold out on the site. Because the new model is listed on the same page as that earlier release, visitors can compare the two side by side.

For sneaker followers in New York, this is a fresh chapter in the ASICS collaboration between Kostadinov and Morán Morán. ASICS is a Japanese brand, so the name will be familiar to readers in Japan as well.

The details for the shoe sit on its product page at OTTO958, titled ASICS GEL–BELARRAOTTO (Obsidian Grey / Kelp). The site also keeps the earlier ARZACHOTTO pages online, so the line's two releases can be seen in one place, along with the project's texts and films for anyone who wants more context on how the pieces fit together.