Founder of Kith Ne sneaker and sportswear retailer and brand Ronnie Fieg took to Instagram November 7, 2016 to reflect on his 10-year collaboration with Asics — an anniversary that coincides with 2016 being his fifth year since founding Kith.
In a series of three photos, Fieg charts the models and their release dates for each year. Accompanying the posts he writes:
“As I began working with Asics for the first time, my approach became creating product that was cohesive, yet showcased constant improvement and evolution. Over a year ago, I was digging through the archives of some of my old hard drives and stumbled across the very first Asics CAD I had ever worked on. It was dated November 2006. I was stunned, as I had no idea 10 years had gone by so fast. Knowing that 2016 would be Kith’s 5-year anniversary, and then knowing that it would also be my 10-year anniversary of working with Asics, I began putting together a collection of products that would combine the past, the present, and the future.”
Fieg also shared that this November he will release his 50th pair of Gels in collaboration with Asics. “I’m getting chills as I type this and look at this graphic of my timeline with Asics, because this is a decade worth of blood, sweat and tears. This is a decade worth of daring to be different and trying to create something that is timeless. This is my legacy.”
Photos courtesy Ronnie Fieg
