mita Infuses A “Dried Rose” On Their ASICS GEL-Lyte III OG

The ultra-familiar collaborators celebrate two different anniversaries.

Matt Varga October 3, 2024

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As ASICS wades into the 25th anniversary of the GEL-Lyte III in 2025, Japan’s mita sneakers continues to celebrate ahead of time. After unveiling an Olympics-themed reprisal of the two imprints’ “Trico” collab, they’re dipping back into the backlog to return to the “Dried Rose” from 2014.

For the uninitiated, a burgundy-toned ASICS GEL-Lyte V arrived in the middle of last decade, during a period when the GEL-Lyte series provided some of the biggest movers for runners-centric sneakerheads. Just under a decade later, The floral theme graces the GL3, splitting the same dark red tonality at the toe and heel with a dose of deep purple on the middle panels. A colorway isn’t all that mita brings to the runner, though; a quilted collar, zippers uniting the split tongue and a special edition insole are just a few of the new material choices that define this collab effort.

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For any readers in Japan, the online raffle for the mita ASICS GEL-Lyte III OG is currently live, with results distributed on October 5th. A wider online release via their site is set for October 7th, but as of writing, a wider/global release is currently unconfirmed.

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Matt Varga, Junior Editor

Matt Varga is an Editor at SneakerNews. Initially earning a degree in Video Arts and Technology, he got his start in video editing and writing in the music world — primarily on hip-hop and electronic. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switching over to footwear. An avid collector, his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to either the Air Jordan 1 “Black Toe” and Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” his first ever pick-ups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, attending concerts and when weather permits, on the handball court.