Month: April 2021

Let’s be honest, there’s always some room to be made for a fresh pair of neutral kicks, especially when it comes to comfortable lifestyle New balance shoes. Thankfully Japan’s BEAUTY & YOUTH has teamed alongside the sportswear brand to manufacture a simple-yet-stunning bespoke 327 “Olive” colorway to help you transition your wardrobe into the Spring/Summer season.The casual sneaker — which is traditionally created with a nylon upper — has been modified with a mostly canvas build. This material is dialed to a muted beige hue, and comes offset with seasonally-friendly “Olive” accents that show up on the suede overlays, laces, and tongue tabs. Neutral tones of white and gray also get some playing time here, the former of which fills in the lateral side N letters while the latter drapes over the interior lining. Midsoles are bereft of any coloring, and the rough-textured treading is completely swamped in a matte gray hue.For those who missed out on the initial Casablanca x New Balance 327 colorways, this can certainly be a worthy consolation prize.If interested, the UNITED ARROWS online store has them available for pre-order right now. Retail price is set for ¥10,890 (approx. $100 USD).Elsewhere in the world of sneakers, New Balance recently dropped its Made in the UK 577 with a patriotic color scheme.

Building on its recent capsule with Tommy Hilfiger, Amsterdam label Patta is now readying the release of its fifth collaboration alongside Diadora, this time revisiting the Italian brand’s N9000 silhouette.After its first link up in 2014 that saw the two labels pay homage to football’s Marco van Basten and Filippo Inzaghi, 2021 sees them celebrate another beloved athlete from the sport’s history: Christian “Bobo” Vieri.The former Italian striker is regarded as one of the best strikers in the history of Italian football, and at one point was the world’s most expensive football player when moved from Lazio to Inter Milan for €43 million. His nomadic football career was sponsored by Diadora during the early 2000s, in which he secured an abundance of silverware as well as being voted into the FIFA 100 — a list of the 125 best living football players.Paying homage to Vieri, the pair have reworked a sneaker first released in 1990 that was initially engineered with runners in mind. The N9000, thanks to its VIBRASSORB sole cushioning technology and EVA support, encapsulates the original sneaker’s features,, but adds more too.At the heel is “9” detailing presented in the style of Vieri’s famous jersey, alongside an upper composed of reverse nubuck suede, premium leather and a breathable nylon mesh. Held together by black stitching and classic gum sole, the shoe lives up to the luxury standard of Diadora’s running shoe range.The new Patta x Diadora N9000 will be available from April 303 via diadora.patta.nl, as well as in Patta London, Patta Milano & Patta Amsterdam.In other news, New Balance Tokyo Design Studio has modified the 574 with ridged soles.