New Balance Takes The 650 Back To The 80s With A Vintage-Style Build

Sneaker News June 28, 2023

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As retro footwear trends continue to remain atop appealing lifestyle aesthetics, New Balance has delivered some of the best available footwear options from their running and basketball range. While known more for the 99X series, NB has stamped its footwear in throwback hoops thanks to the 550 and 650 model.

The good news: the New Balance 650 is only getting started. Continuing our first-look previews, we reveal a new vintage- focused build as seen in the recently unveiled White/Grey pair. While the silhouette remains consistent to all the 650s that have surfaced, this new style makes use of softer leather uppers for that worn-in feel. Additionally, New Balance swaps out the graphic on the tongue in favor of the classic slanted-NB speed symbol as well as exposed tongue edges on the tongue.

Currently, a release date is not yet known, but these are guaranteed to hit newbalance.com and partnering retailers in the coming weeks for the suggested MSRP of $130.

In other New Balance updates, COMME des GARCONS HOMME unveiled their trail shoe in two styles during Paris Fashion Week.