Inspired by iconic Maori touchstones.
ASICShaspartneredwithEARLSCOLLECTIONtolaunchtheGT2160“Ngāwari”sneakerfeaturingelementsthatnodtothestoryofEARLSCOLLECTIONfounder,LewisBrown.
TheGT2160“Ngāwari”,whichtranslatesto“treadsoftly”,tellsthestoryofBrown’sMaorilineageandtheculturethatpermeatesit.InspiredbyiconicMaoritouchstonessuchaspounamu,pauaandtheweavingofflax,thecollaborationsneakerreflectsthespaceinhabitedbyitsdesignerthroughouttheformativeyearsofhislife.
Featuringamixofnaturalcottonmeshandslightlybrushedsuedefortheupper,thesneaker’sspecialprintedsocklinercelebratesBrown’slategrandfather.Hintsofgreenareinspiredbythevariousshadesfoundinpounamu,visiblefromthebackoftheshoetothesoleandallthewaythroughtocustomtwo-toneflatwovenlaces.