[1] The shoe is part of the Gel-Kayano running line which gets its name from its creator, Toshikazu Kayano.

The design of the shoe was based on the concept of "flash" with the colors, lines, materials, and silhouette reflecting that.

At first, the company was going to go with the Gel-Kayano 13 but ultimately it was Kiko Kostadinov who decided to bring back the "Gel-Kayano 14" as its design made it looked faster.

What would really cement the shoe as an icon in the fashion world was its collaboration with Montreal based studio, JJJJound.

The popularity of the release led to other models and versions becoming unavailable and difficult to obtain.