A sneaker grail is back and better than ever.
As part of Kith’s fifteenth anniversary celebration, Ronnie Fieg and ASICS are revisiting the sneaker that started it all for Kith—the Ronnie Fieg for ASICS GEL-LYTE™ III “Salmon Toe.”
Sneakers changed forever when Kith introduced the world to the Salmon Toes in 2011. Released at the Brooklyn store’s grand opening, the sneaker not only marked the arrival of a strong partnership but also established Kith as a retailer. In the decade plus since launching, the Salmon toe has become one of the most sought after sneakers ever. As a result, its legacy is inseparable from the story of Kith, serving as an enduring symbol of the brand’s beginnings.
The sneaker has seen some reimaginations over the last fifteen years. That said, for the fifteenth anniversary, the original 2011 colorblocking returns for the first time, now on the GEL-LYTE™ III Remastered silhouette.
The fifteenth anniversary pair introduces a pigskin nubuck upper and perforations across the vamp and quarter panels. Additional details include asymmetrical ASICS and FIEG branding on the split tongues and heel tabs, along with ASICS and Kith 15th Anniversary artwork printed on the footbeds. The pair arrives in a custom shoebox featuring all-over wood grain artwork and co-branding, a final nod to Kith’s first store and the origins of the “Salmon Toe.”
The sneaker dropped this morning for Vitality Reward Members and sold out pretty quickly. As the raffle period remains open to enter, the sneaker is expected to fly when it finally launches on Monday, September 28 at all Kith stores and at 11 AM EST/GMT/CET/JST on Kith.com and the Kith App.
