Month: April 2023

When it comes to collaborative projects, New Balance has a handful of partners that it will revisit every season for collaborative projects. One of those is AURALEE — a Tokyo-based fashion label who has worked with the Boston sportswear company on silhouettes like the 550 and XC-72. And this season, it’s being tapped again to unveil a new initiative that’s centered around the New Balance RC30.Two colorways are involved in this assemblage including the “Tan” offering and the “Hunter Green” installment, both of which walked the runway during AURALEE’s Spring/Summer 2023 fashion show. In a similar fashion to its past projects, AURALEE leans on monochromatic motifs to dress up each iteration and focuses more on elevated materials rather than overstated details. Premium suede is utilized to construct the base layers and comes with tonal New Balance tongue branding and laces. Additionally, both of the earth-toned colorways ride atop matching, rippled outsole pieces.Interested in picking up a pair? This AURALEE x New Balance RC30 capsule is scheduled to launch via select shops on April 14. Capture a closer look at the pairs in the gallery above.If you’re on the hunt for more footwear news, Junya Watanabe MAN has unveiled a “Wheat” New Balance Rainier collab.

With adidas severing its ties with Beyoncé and her IVY PARK imprint as well as Ye and his YEEZY empire, the brand is relying on its other music roster members like Pharrell and Bad Bunny to carry the torch. Many would argue that the latter is doing quite an impressive job thus far thanks to his outpour of footwear collaborations, most of which are centered around his Forum Buckle Low. The German sportswear imprint has announced that Bad Bunny is taking a break from this silhouette, but it has recently re-surfaced in a bold “Orange Flare” colorway.This pair is a sample, and at the time of writing there is no confirmation on whether or not these will be released to the public. Close-up images of the pair reveal all of its details such as the various shades of orange that make up suede upper panels. The Puerto Rican artist’s signature eye logo arrives on the double-stacked tongues while an orange strap and black buckle wrap over it. Out back, the heels are supported by rope toggle to adjust its fit.Check out a closer look in the gallery above and sit tight for any new release info that turns up.For other news, adidas is celebrating Earth Day with special Stan Smith and Superstar colorways.

Nike has unveiled its newest Dunk Low iteration, the “Industrial Blue.”Crafted with a traditional white leather base, the model is topped with black and blue overlays in nubuck leather. Branding can be found on the blue panel swooshes that arrive with a burnt effect, with a soft shade of black wrapped around the check’s edges. Additional detailing make its way on to the black and blue Nike tongue tag, branded insoles and embroidered Nike heel logo in white. The shoe rests on a white midsole and black outsole, and is tied together with black laces for a matching and clean finish.Take a look at the shoe above. The Nike Dunk Low “Industrial Blue” is set to drop soon via Nike and select retailers for a retail price tag of $110 USD.Elsewhere in footwear, check out the official images of the Nike Ja 1 “Day One.”