Matt Varga “When they go old, we go older.” That line of teasing was abundant as New Balance introduced the Allerdale, a walking shoe that took the rampant “dad shoe” aesthetic and interpreted it into even more simplistic, comfort-forward territory. Yet under that obvious plotline, the everyday driver was a culmination of the Boston brand’s ultra-premium Flimby apparatus, helping New Balance become a UK staple in its own right with an unwavering commitment to heightened materiality.
As we’ve seen the New Balance Allerdale move from new face to true member of the team, formal-like palettes and suede/leather builds have been a reliable default. By way of END. Clothing, the walking shoe now bucks one half of that prompt. The UK retailer and UK manufacturing arm now introduce the New Balance Allerdale with croc skin uppers, a cut above in both those refined stylings and luxe material choices. On a strategic level, this continues the Allerdale’s odes to mainstays of the island, having issued its lone collaboration to this point with longtime menswear staple Drake’s.
The New Balance Allerdale “Croc” is limited to just 280 pairs. An online draw via END. is open now, before an FCFS drop takes place at its storefronts in Newcastle, Glasgow, London, Manchester, and Milan. Those who pick up their pair at the London shop will be treated to bespoke monogramming and leather customization by LATYA Art. Retail is set at $285 regardless of which channel you seek these out through.
