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You could win a pair of New Balance sneakers starting this weekend

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 Brandon King

“Grey Day” is New Balance’s yearly event that celebrates the hue that is the most synonymous with the brand. In celebration of this year’s Grey Day, New Balance is giving away 100 pair of their 574 sneaker. If you head to new balance’s website during Grey Day week, and search for your first name, you could win a chance to win a pair of the 574’s from this year’s Grey Day collection. Starting on Saturday May 15 and going through Wednesday May 19, New Balance will select a few first…

“Summer Jade” New Balance 327

March 6, 2021March 6, 2021 Brandon King

This New Balance 327 sports a gradient nylon upper overlaid with black suede. A large New Balance “N” logo adorns the lateral sides along with turquoise “NB” branding on the on the tongues. Below this upper resides a dark grey midsole and black rubber outsole. The “Summer Jade” New Balance 327 is already available overseas, a domestic release is anticipated soon at newbalance.com. New Balance 327 Summer Jade/Black MS327SA $100 March 6, 2021 (overseas) TBA (domestically)

This New Balance 997 is available in Japan

February 19, 2021February 19, 2021 Brandon King

This New Balance 997 sports a multi-hued combination leather, suede and plaid upper. On the lateral and medial sides are yellow “N” logos. Below this upper resides a two-tone white and grey midsole, with the aesthetic completed with a black rubber outsole. These are already available in Japan , but there is no word on whether these will see a domestic release. New Balance 997 February 18, 2021 ¥33,000

“Black Fog” New Balance 327 available

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 Brandon King

The “Black Fog” is the latest colourway of the the 1970’s design inspired New Balance 327. It sports a grey gradient mesh upper overlaid by black suede. On the lateral side a very large New Balance “N” is hard to miss , with other iterations of New Balance branding found on the tongue and medial heel. Below this upper resides a dark grey midsole and waffle rubber outsole. The “Black Fog” New Balance 327 is currently available at newbalance.com where they will carry a $90 USD sticker price. New Balance…

An initial look at the atmos x Staple x New Balance X-Racer

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 Brandon King

Seeing as his relationship with the Swoosh might be a bit tenuous moving forward, that hasn’t stopped Jeff Staple from joining forces with atmos and New Balance on a special-edition of the the brand’s X-Racer. It makes use of a black, grey and red and it pays a clear homage to his classic “NYC Piegan” Dunk SB Low, as it sports this pigeon logo on the of heels; the other sports a blacked out silhouette that is representative of a crow. The atmosphere Staple x New Balance X-Racer is predicted…

Studio Fy7 x New Balance 992 coming in late October

October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 Brandon King

New Balance has teamed up with Younes Bendijima and his Studio FY7 to create this 992 that draws its inspiration from Bendijima’s native Algeria and international architecture. “The suede outer shoe serves as a reflection of the colouration and curvature of the dunes of southern Algeria, which is contrasted by Black circular cutaways that symbolize the ancient architecture of Ghardaïa – which heavily influenced the work of Le Corbusier,” Studio FY7 via Instagram The Studio FY7 x New Balance 992 is scheduled to release October 22 exclusively at studiofy7.com.

Salehe Bemburry x New Balance 2002R

September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Brandon King

New Balance and Versace VP of Sneakers and Men’s Footwear Salehe Bemburry have collaborated to birth this 2002R. The Versace exec took the classic 2002R and made it his own, drawing his inspiration from his transcontinental move from NYC to LA and Bembury’s discovery of the outdoors. It sports a combination hairy suede, mesh and leather build of of earthy, canyon inspired hues atop a 860v2 sole. The Salehe Banbury x New Balance 2002R is scheduled to release October 23 at newbalance.com and select retail establishments; they will carry a…

Jolly Rancher x New Balance Kawhi coming in October

September 14, 2020September 14, 2020 Brandon King

New Balance and Jolly Ranchers have collaborated on an upcoming collection that will include t-shirts, a sport slide, the 327 lifestyle shoe, the 480 low basketball shoe and two colorways of the Kawhi- one called the “Assorted Flavors” and the other “ Blue Rasberry”. “Developing our first-ever shoe collaboration with Kawhi and the New Balance team has been a surreal experience. Collectively we were able to combine our absurdly, bold fruit flavors and our unmistakable fruit gang characters with Kawhi and New Balance to showcase a bold, unique and one-of-a-kind…

“Better Days” Bodega x New Balance 997S soon to come

September 1, 2020September 1, 2020 Brandon King

We now have more information on this New Balance 997S that was first seen on the feet of Los Angeles Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard. Bodega has confirmed this is a indeed a collaboration between they and New Balance. Called “Better Days” it’s sports a multi-hued combination upper constructed of leather, mesh and suede. It shares the lightning bolt tongue tab found on the previous Bodega x New Balance 997S collaborations. This upper sits atop an ABZORB and ENCAP midsole and what appears to be a gum rubber outsole. The…

Is there another Bodega x New Balance 997S on the way?

August 27, 2020August 27, 2020 Brandon King

Los Angeles Clipper star forward Kawhi Leonard was seen wearing a not yet seen colorway of the New Balance 997. It sports a combination upper of leather mesh and suede. Along with bright accents and a lightning bolt on the tongue that is in line with that seen on the previous 997S collaborations, the “No Days Off” and the “No Bad Days”. At this juncture there is no word on the status of this shoe but we will provide more information as it avails itself.