ASICS TIGER VINTAGE RUNNING SHOES - BLUE AND YELLOW COLOURWAY, SIZE 11A STRIKING EXAMPLE OF VINTAGE JAPANESE ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR FROM THE ASICS TIGER LINE, FEATURING THE DISTINCTIVE BLUE AND YELLOW COLOUR BLOCKING CHARACTERISTIC OF 1980S-1990S RUNNING SHOE DESIGN. THE HN201 MODEL REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD IN ATHLETIC SHOE DEVELOPMENT WHEN SYNTHETIC MATERIALS AND BOLD COLOUR COMBINATIONS DEFINED THE AESTHETIC OF PERFORMANCE FOOTWEAR.CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS:- UPPER: SYNTHETIC FIBRE WITH SUEDE TOE CAP AND HEEL COUNTER IN CONTRASTING BLUE- MIDSOLE: VISIBLE LAYERED CONSTRUCTION WITH BLUE AND WHITE SECTIONS- SOLE: RUBBER WITH HEXAGONAL TREAD PATTERN, ORIGINAL AND INTACT- LINING: BLUE FABRIC INTERIOR WITH GREY HEEL TAB- LACES: ORIGINAL BLUE FABRIC LACESDIMENSIONS:- SIZE: US 11 / EU 45 / CM 28.5- OVERALL LENGTH: APPROXIMATELY 30 CMCONDITION: FAIR. THESE SHOES DISPLAY HONEST VINTAGE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH THEIR AGE AND INTENDED USE AS ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR. THE SYNTHETIC UPPER SHOWS SURFACE CREASING AND MINOR DISCOLOURATION, PARTICULARLY TO THE YELLOW PANELS. THE SUEDE COMPONENTS EXHIBIT NATURAL PATINA. THE RUBBER SOLE RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL HEXAGONAL TREAD PATTERN WITH LIGHT SURFACE WEAR. INTERIOR LINING SHOWS CREASING FROM WEAR. NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IS EVIDENT, AND THE SOLE REMAINS FIRMLY ATTACHED. THE PIECE HAS NOT BEEN RESTORED OR RE-CONDITIONED.IDENTIFICATION:- MAKER: ASICS CORPORATION, JAPAN- MODEL: HN201- MANUFACTURING: MADE IN CHINA (AS MARKED ON INTERIOR TAG)- STYLE CODE: F091108- PERIOD: CIRCA 1980S-1990S BASED ON DESIGN LANGUAGE AND MANUFACTURING PRACTICESPROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. THESE VINTAGE ASICS TIGER SHOES REPRESENT AN IMPORTANT MOMENT IN ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR HISTORY WHEN JAPANESE MANUFACTURERS WERE ESTABLISHING THEIR PRESENCE IN THE GLOBAL RUNNING SHOE MARKET. THE BOLD COLOUR BLOCKING AND SYNTHETIC MATERIAL CONSTRUCTION ARE HALLMARKS OF THIS ERA.VINTAGE ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR FROM THIS PERIOD HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY COLLECTIBLE, PARTICULARLY EXAMPLES IN ORIGINAL CONDITION WITH INTACT SOLE CONSTRUCTION AND LEGIBLE BRANDING. THIS PAIR REPRESENTS A GENUINE PERIOD PIECE FROM THE GOLDEN AGE OF 1980S-1990S RUNNING SHOE DESIGN.Item Size: Height: 12cm, Width: 30cm, Depth: 10cm, Weight: 1KgCondition: Fair - Refer To Images165A582437+52
Location of item: 4-10 Keon Parade, Thomastown, VIC, Australia
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