Behind the Curtain at New Balance USA

Lori Lobenstine from Female Sneaker Fiend has done an interview with Carey Platto, the Associate Product Manager for New Balance. In the interivew, “he gave me the lowdown on what’s up for their classics line (the retro craze will die out), how sneaker companies predict the future, and why men and women get different colors.” Check out the interview HERE. (via CT Forum)

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Behind the Curtain at New Balance USALori Lobenstine from Female Sneaker Fiend has done an interview with Carey Platto, the Associate Product Manager for New Balance. In the interivew, “he gave me the lowdown on what’s up for their classics line (the retro craze will die out), how sneaker companies predict the future, and why men and women get different colors.”

Check out the interview HERE. (via CT Forum)

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