Gohar World plays around with the ASICS GEL-DS Trainer SP formula slightly. Keeping the low ballet silhouette intact, the pearls, piercings, and mismatched charms lend it more of a handmade feel and far less polished than most pairs associated with the trend.

The GEL-DS Trainer SP already sits somewhere between a ballet flat and a mid-2000s track spike, which gives Gohar World an unusual base to work with. Chicken Foot Pearl, Potato Pearl, Baroque Pearl, and Black Onyx charms are attached across the shoe, while stainless-steel piercings add another layer of hardware to the design.

A silver-plated copper Gohar Bean is also worked into the collaboration, and the shoe comes with both black and orange laces. Underneath all of the added decoration, the model still uses the familiar ASICS performance foundation built into the GEL-DS Trainer SP.

The campaign is just as unconventional as the shoe itself. Gohar World photographed the collaboration around a table featuring human legs, avoiding the polished ballet imagery that has become common as more brands move into the low-profile footwear space.

The Gohar World x ASICS GEL-DS Trainer SP releases September 1, 2026, exclusively through Gohar World for $218.

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