UPDATE:ASICS link with confirmed price info, more background (Japanese only)
Nishijin ori ASICS sneakers. Made with real Kyoto Nishijin kinran (=woven with real gold) cloth. Nishijin cloth is kind of thick brocade style made in the Nishijin district west of the Imperial Palace in Kyoto. These sneakers are not for sale, however. A limited number of promotional pairs were made by Kinran.
These were on exhibition today at Kyoto Matsuri-related design exhibition. A few more sneakers. I heard secondhand that the sneakers sold for ¥12,000 or about $100. Later I talked to the company representative, who sounded hopeful that there would be another limited run if there was enough interest.
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John Grillo says:
Sep 19, 2004
My little sister would love to own a pair of shoes like that. I bet the price is a little out of control though. Did you happen to see the price tag?
nils says:
Sep 20, 2004
Sorry, they are not for sale at this time. I edited the post to add more information about this.
Lexy says:
Sep 21, 2004
I’d gladly pay 12000 yen for those! They’re awesome, and 12000 yen is pretty reasonable for a sweet pair of sneakers.
sano says:
Sep 21, 2004
$100 isn’t that much;) My sister would love to have one pair like those;)
alfred says:
Sep 22, 2004
actually, when I think of it, a hundred bucks isn’t so bad for real kinran…
Rahvin says:
Sep 24, 2004
so pretty! i’d pay 100$ for those!