Ahead of the European Tennis Tour, ASICS and A.P.C. have joined forces to create a tennis collection of both on-court and off-court fits.
The 20-piece on-court range marries ASICS’ performance tech with A.P.C.’s elevated aesthetic through a series of activewear silhouettes, including, most notably, crew tops, sleeveless shirts, and short-shorts with pastel ombre effects. Much of the game-ready line incorporates “Kasane,” the Japanese art of layering, and “Shibori,” a traditional Japanese tie-dyeing technique, into the design process. Additionally, the on-court capsule is filled with special-edition sneakers, including the GEL-RESOLUTION X x A.P.C. and SOLUTION SPEED FF 3 x A.P.C. shoes.
The off-court collection, meanwhile, is a 30-strong comfortwear manifesto. The buffed-up range features a bounty of ready-to-wear items led by A.P.C. designer Judith Touitou’s penchant for “everyday movement,” as well as special edition GEL-KAYANOTM 14 x A.P.C. sneakers.
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“Our teams collaborated closely to bring this vision to life, balancing style and performance to inspire confidence on the court,” said Camille Eberhard, ASICS’ director of apparel. “For the on-court collection, our goal was to design apparel that helps players feel their best, ready to experience the powerful uplift of movement on the mind. It seamlessly blends timeless aesthetics with our industry-leading performance technology.”
Notably, the launch represents ASICS’s first-ever head-to-toe tennis collaboration.
The ASICS x A.P.C. tennis collection will become available to purchase online and in select ASICS and A.P.C. stores on April 5. Take a look at the lineup in the gallery above.
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