Browsing the "New Balance" Category
May 8th, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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Remember way back in July of 2012 when we first saw the New Balance 576 “Derby Day” pack? That preview put the men’s pairs front and center, but there’s also a design designated for the ladies in the group. In fact, the tongue tag even reads “The Ladies”, showing off a typical derby day outfit complete with the fancy hat. Continue reading to see the rest of the details on this New Balance 576 for the women and let us know if you think it’s the best out of the set. Also, if you’re looking forward to a pair keep in mind that Woei has some in stock right now.
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May 7th, 2013 by Aaron Hope
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New Balance has utilized camouflage on a few recent designs, with most of them coming on the brand’s go-to silhouette. Following up on a couple of Buck and Ball collabs, the New Balance 574 popped up in March with preview images of a ‘Camo Pack’ that hides the concealment pattern in on the sockliners of low-key colorways. This edition is more overt in its hunting theme, using the pattern on ankle and midsole of a blaze orange-accented forest green suede makeup. Let us know if you’ll be on the hunt for these in June after you’ve seen more images below, and stick with Sneaker news for word on US availability.
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May 6th, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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Stateside it seems that J.Crew is the only group that’s allowed to put their hands on the New Balance 1400. Elsewhere though the NB team has been a bit more liberal with the model. INVINCIBLE for instance got their own SMU, electing to use the opportunity to give the sneaker a remixed brogue shoe styling. Those holes across the upper aren’t the only little details that you should be paying attention to though-equally exciting is the smooth leather inside. Hit the jump for a full gallery on the INVINCIBLE x New Balance 1400 and watch for them at INVINCIBLE on May 18th, with a global release going down in June.
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May 6th, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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What do you picture when you think up the average New Balance customer? Is it the middle aged white dude with a scruffy face and a flannel shirt? Or is it the younger customer caught queuing up for the latest collab releases or hunting down a prized Made in USA pair? Saturday Night Live recently poked a bit of fun at a segment of the brand’s perceived consumer base, suggesting with this video that many of the folks who go out and purchase New Balance aren’t exactly putting miles on them. And while that may be true to some degree for some consumers, there’s no denying that New Balance has, especially in recent years, some serious traction in the “sneakerhead” community via their awesome lifestyle stuff, not to mention their longstanding offerings in the performance running game. See the video below and let us know what you think of SNL‘s take on some of the devoted New Balance wearers out there.
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May 5th, 2013 by Aaron Hope
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While a mid-April debut for a new ‘Windbreaker’ edition suggests that we’re not fully done with the ‘Yacht Club Pack’, these latest New Balance 574s do indeed indicate a shifting tide. Switching from an overt theme to a template that puts all the focus on colors and materials, the NB574 ‘CVF Pack’ comes off as a suede-saddled follow-up to the ‘Backpack’ collection that set the stage for all this 574 packing. Click through to see one in each primary color of light and stick with Sneaker News because they’ll likely arrive at US retailers soon and we’ll keep you posted.
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May 5th, 2013 by Aaron Hope
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The last New Balance Minimus drop we covered on Sneaker News was the 1300JP-inspired ML71. Today we see another big-N icon cross paths with the modern minimalist running series, only this time it’s not a colorway, but a quarter-century veteran silhouette. The New Balance MNL 574 goes with a sleek, synthetic design and low profile outsole to combine the brand’s go-to casual model with cutting edge performance for serious runners. Three colorways are fairly tame but the blocking is fresh and this perfectly represents the fusion of past and present. Click through to decide if the MNL 574 should be a part of your future and stick with Sneaker News for the latest.
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May 1st, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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The Bodega boys are apparently a busy bunch-as they’ve got yet another collab release on their plate. Shown here is the Bodega x New Balance 577, an upcoming partnership pair that grabs at at silhouette we’ve seen latched on to by the Euro crowd more often than not. The project is a colorful affair, with the New Balance 577 tossing on a bunch of brighter bits to spruce up the grey suede/canvas treatment up top. Just as exciting are the innards, which feature some popping pink and mention of a “HYPRCAT” theme. No word on the background there yet, but make sure you stay tuned to Sneaker News for more after you peep the post-jump photos of the Bodega x New Balance 577.
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April 30th, 2013 by Brendan Dunne
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For whatever reason, the overall shapes of your favorite retro silhouettes often end up different from the OG releases. Recent New Balance 1500 issues have been a bit round in the toes for those that have followed the brand for a while, despite keeping things at home with the Flimby production. Anyways, if you’re not feeling that shape and you want something more in tune with the flat-footed look then check this quick re-shaping custom. All that it took was ripping open the toe box and doing a little bit of surgery and you’ve got a much more original looking New Balance 1500 silhouette. See the transformation below and let us know if you prefer the “after” to the “before” here.
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