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C.P. Company and ASICS Reunite for a Three-Colorway GEL-Quantum 360 Pack

C.P. Company and ASICS dropped the GEL-Quantum 360 I pack in three colorways at $200 each, revisiting the 2015 silhouette that first introduced full 360° GEL cushioning.

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C.P. Company and ASICS Reunite for a Three-Colorway GEL-Quantum 360 Pack
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C.P. Company and ASICS dropped the GEL-Quantum 360 I pack on March 20 via ASICS.com, C.P. Company's own channels, and selected retailers worldwide, priced at $200 per pair. Three colorways made up the pack: Moroccan Blue (1203A689-400), Pure Silver (1203A689-021), and Caviar (1203A689-020), each carrying co-branding on the forefoot, insoles, and heel.

The choice of silhouette is deliberate. The GEL-Quantum 360 I originally launched in 2015 as ASICS' first sneaker to feature full-length 360-degree GEL cushioning, a midsole construction designed for neutral runners seeking maximum plush underfoot response. Revisiting the mark I places this pack in a different register than the duo's 2024 project, which worked the more street-leaning GEL-Quantum 360 VII. This time the technical origins are front and center, even as the three colorways push the shoe toward a colder, more editorial palette.

Each pair reads differently despite sharing the same core build. The Caviar version strips things back to a utilitarian finish, leaning on texture rather than contrast. Pure Silver pushes furthest into hardware territory, pairing metallic tones with darker accents for something that reads as clean and technical simultaneously. Moroccan Blue is the most wearable of the three, a navy that sits comfortably between athletic heritage and streetwear rotation.

C.P. Company is not a brand that entered sneakers early. Founded in 1971 by Massimo Osti, the same designer behind Stone Island, the Italian label spent decades building its reputation through technical outerwear before its first footwear collaboration, a project with adidas in 2018. The ASICS partnership only began in 2024, making this GEL-Quantum 360 I pack only the second chapter of what appears to be a productive ongoing relationship.

At $200 a pair, each style sits at a price point consistent with premium collaborative runners in this space, comparable to what Nike and New Balance charge for similar tier collabs. Some sources have reported that the Moroccan Blue colorway carries an exclusivity window at C.P. Company flagship stores and the brand's website, with similar restrictions attached to the black colorway, though other outlets list broad multi-retailer availability for all three. The discrepancy is worth tracking if you're hunting a specific pair from a specific channel.

Two releases into their partnership, C.P. Company and ASICS have established a clear collaborative identity: cool-toned, technically grounded, and rooted in ASICS' deeper archive rather than its current commercial catalog. Whether they go further back into that archive next time is the question worth watching.

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