New Balance is as good at selecting collaborators as they are making fine quality running shoes. It seems as if they have really crafted and settled into the niche of knowing their audience and creating products that the base connects with.
eYe Junya Watanabe Commes des Garcons maybe a mouthful to say but they in turn have created a sneaker that is an eyeful to spy. They connected with New Balance on this lovely pair of 576’s in full grain reddish brown leather. The construction boot laces helps to make the gum outsole pop and the overall design. These will are available in Hong Kong right now assumably in limited numbers. They retail for $250 but surely a pair or two will find their way into the states. Via HB
eYe JUNYA WATANABE COMME des GARÇONS Central
Ground Floor, 22 Wyndham Street,
Central, Hong Kong
p: 2868 9234
