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New Balance 2011 Fall/Winter H710 Limited Edition Collection

September 19, 2011Style
In 1982, New Balance partnered with legendary Mount Everest climber Lou Whittaker in releasing a hiking-inspired footwear model, the H710. The history of this classic doesn’t go unnoticed as mita Sneakers, along with NITRO MICROPHONE UNDERGROUND, will bring the H710 back to...
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686 x New Balance Pro Court Hi

September 15, 2011Style
In addition to reworking the classic MT580 model, technical snowboarding brand 686 also adapted the New Balance Pro Court Hi in a matching colorway. Giving nod to the original 1970 Court series from the New Balance vault, the shoe was wrapped in canvas upper and updated with...
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New Balance 2011 “Past, Present, Future” 574 Pack

September 15, 2011Style
Each year New Balance teams up with a selection of Asia Pacific's leading lights for a premium APAC release that is exclusive to the region. This year Singapore boutique Leftfoot and Malaysian website Streething have been given the APAC honors, producing this forward thinking...
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686 x New Balance MT580

September 15, 2011Style
New Balance recently reached out to 686 for a new collaboration that resulted in the snowboard brand reworking the classic MT580 model. The end product features a midfoot Velcro strap, tonal textured fabrics, an Abzorb cushioning compression system, and durable C-Cap...
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Streething: New Balance – Japanese Ideas in an American Company

September 12, 2011Style
“New Balance: Japanese Ideas in an American Company,” from Streething, looks at the special relationship between envelope-pushing Japanese innovation and classic American style over at New Balance sneakers. The video includes riffs from Shigeyuki Kunii of mita Sneakers and...
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New Balance 2011 Fall/Winter Bag Collection

September 5, 2011Style
Founded in Boston in 1906, New Balance is one of the oldest and most traditional footwear brands around. Their recent slew of successful collaborations and design concepts, however, has turned the label into a force to be reckoned with, even enticing the fickle demographic of...
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New Balance WS77

August 19, 2011Style
The international New Balance WS77 sneaker makes a reappearance this season in this all-grey suede and breathable mesh silhouette. This all-purpose shoe features blue and pink detailing for a standout look with features including pink lining on the tongue, and around the classic...
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New Balance A08 “Engineer Boots”

August 15, 2011Style
New Balance Japan has long been a driving force for creative reappropriations regarding the American sportswear brand. The A08 takes on several different sensibilities ranging from running shoe to engineer boot to offer something slightly off the traditional path. The original...
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New Balance M564

August 8, 2011Style
New Balance find reference in a common theme with a hiking-inspired line of sneakers. Based on the relatively unseen M564, a hairy suede over a perforated toe box also features hiking laces and a contrasting support strap that wraps around the heel. Available in two colors...
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New Balance 2011 Spring/Summer CM1700

July 13, 2011Style
New Balance's CM1700 silhouette is one of the brand's most popular, functional and comfortable shoes, making it the ideal canvas for a myriad of collaborators over the past few years. Proving that they have the design chops to roll out attractive colorways without strictly...
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Distinct Life x New Balance “30 for 30” Recap

July 1, 2011Style
At the start of June, Burn Rubber co-owner Rick Williams launched a campaign in conjunction with New Balance titled "30 for 30." Spanning the whole month of June, the initiative was to highlight both the past, present and future of New Balance's lifestyle range. This meant...
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New Balance 2011 Fall M991

June 25, 2011Style
The M991 is not one of the most popular or widely-publicized New Balance models on the market, however, it has garnered quite a cult following since receiving some attention from the designers over at New Balance recently. New for Fall 2011 comes the M991 in a sleek...
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New Balance 2011 Fall ML999 Grey

June 21, 2011Style
Certainly one of the more anticipated silhouettes of the fall, the 999 from New Balance will see yet another colorway in the coming months. Featuring a classic grey palette, the runners are outfitted in a suede, nubuck and mesh makeup, with white outsoles and blue accented...
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New Balance 2011 Fall ML999 Black/Grey

June 14, 2011Style
Fall 2011 welcomes another colorway in the 999 from New Balance. Although a bit less popular than some of their other staples, the sneakers have recieved quite the revival this year with the acclaimed Concepts colorway that dropped some months back. Shown above is a simple...
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New Balance 2011 Spring/Summer H710

June 8, 2011Style
The increasingly popular New Balance H710 hiker sneaker hybrid factors in prominently once again this year with a July release of the following pack. Three different styles include two more understated versions not without bold contrast colors as well as a hard to miss red...
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