ASICS Mule-ifies Its Most Iconic Techy Dad Shoe

Double Tap to ZoomSneakersASICS' GEL-1130 Slides Into Mule TerritoryASICS have long mastered the dad shoe. Even before they were considered “cool”.Now, it’s having some fun with its most recognized shoe. From the front, it’s an average techy ASICS, but from the back, well, there is no back. Another example of a perfectly fine shoe disassembled and mule-ified.That’s not to say a muled sneaker doesn’t have a role to play. In fact, if the past two years have taught us anything, it’s that the back isn’t always required. Heels be damned.In ASICS’s GEL-1130 Mule’s case, it’s for the dad sneaker enthusiast and honestly, kind of only them.But you’d be surprised how good it feels to ditch the heel without ditching the tech. Same mesh and synthetic uppers, same comfy cushioning, just minus the part that keeps your socks honest.To onlookers, it’s the ASICS your dad sported in 2009, or the ASICS made cool again a decade later, this time for a much younger age bracket. Regardless, there’s something quite timeless, almost nostalgic, about this specific sneaker font.Your Highsnobiety privacy settings have blocked this Instagram post.To the slow coaches behind you, it’s a pretty damn swaggy sneaker mule, or whatever the term is these days.Highsnobiety has affiliate marketing partnerships, which means we may receive a commission from your purchase. Want to shop the products our editors actually love? Visit HS Shopping and subscribe to Shopper for recs on all things fashion, footwear, and beauty.We RecommendASICS' Top-Shelf $280 Dad Shoe Is a Wearable MartiniEven ASICS Techy Dad Sneaker Feels the Breeze This Is What Happens When ASICS' Most Trusted Dad Shoe Gets Weird ASICS' Beefy New Dad Shoe Is Big, Blue & Bad AFWhat To Read Nextadidas' Viral Chinese New Year Track Jacket Finally Lands WorldwideNo Phones, Just Fans: Inside the Night Lady Gaga Took Over Los Angeles adidas' Margiela-Flavored GAT Sneaker Became a Luxurious RunnerThis Good-Clothes Couturier Is Making Suits CoolWhat Happens After Apple? Eugene Whang Is Finding OutWhen Did a 100-Year-Old Bootmaker Get This Good at Sneakers?