FP Movement’s first footwear collab with ASICS is a golden hour glow-up

FP Movement, Free People’s activewear line, released its first-ever footwear collaboration with performance wear powerhouse ASICS. Rather than build new shoes from scratch, the collection reimagines two existing ASICS silhouettes, the Gel-Nimbus 28 running shoe and the Gel-Challenger 15 tennis shoe, through a golden hour lens- the early morning and evening windows that a lot of women protect as their own.

The details

The collection includes two ASICS silhouettes redesigned for the collab, the Gel-Nimbus 28 running shoe and the Gel-Challenger 15 tennis shoe.

The Gel-Nimbus 28 gets an orange midsole and ombre laces, plus a small FP Movement charm on the lace, while the cushioning stays true to the standard model, still built with ASICS’ FF Blast Plus foam and PureGel technology. The Gel-Challenger 15 uses FP Movement’s paisley print across the upper and keeps ASICS’ Wingwall stability tech, designed to support side-to-side movement during tennis.

A go-to for a reason, FP Movement built its following on activewear that reads more stylish boho than basic gear, and its shoe collabs have followed the same instinct, treating performance gear as something worth designing well, not just something to work out in.

FP Movement built it around two athletes, tennis player Bianca Fernandez and runner and artist Scout Zabinski, who each represent one half of what the brand is calling golden hour, the morning or evening window a lot of women protect as time that’s theirs. Fernandez says she feels most like herself as the day winds down. Zabinski says the opposite. Mornings are her favorite, before her brain fully turns on, where there’s just “a slowness and an absence of urgency.”

The brand has done shoe collabs before, but this one leans harder into performance than most. Athletes like runners and tennis players rely on ASICS for its tech, not just its aesthetic, so putting FP Movement’s design on it is a real test of whether performance and style can share a shoe without taking over the other.

It’s also the first time ASICS has combined its performance running and tennis lines into a single collaboration, and rather than picking one sport, the collection spans both in a single drop—which may be a smarter bet on how modern women actually train, moving across more than one sport instead of staying in a single lane.

Where to get it

The FP Movement x ASICS collection is available now at fpmovement.com, asics.com, and select Dick’s Sporting Goods locations.