The Size? x New Balance 2002R Protection Pack “Brown” Releases March 13th

The fan-favorite endeavor returns.

Matt Varga March 10th, 2025 (updated)

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Updated March 10th, 2025: Size? has announced release information for their New Balance 2002R “Protection Pack” trio. The brown colorway releases via draw on March 13th, followed by separate draws for the black and metallic silver colorways later on. Enter via the size?launches app before submissions close on March 12th.

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Unisex size? x New Balance 2002R "Protection Pack"

SKU: M2002RD6

RETAIL PRICE: $N/A

RELEASE DATE: Mar 13, 2025

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Original article published March 3rd, 2025:

With how completely the brand has embraced Y2K aesthetics in the time since, it’s hard to process that the “Protection Pack” was New Balance’s most treasured asset as recently as 2023. Their shift towards silhouettes like the New Balance 1906R and New Balance 9060 makes it seem of a different era entirely, but some NB devotees still hold the deconstructed product line near and dear. English retailer and multi-time New Balance partner size? has you covered, as the “Protection Pack” lives on via an upcoming three-pack of New Balance 2002R colorways.

The majority of this size? “Protection Pack” collection keeps the trademark distressed & extended overlay panels in suede, those two pairs also carrying through par-for-the-course palettes of earthy brown and stealthy black & grey. The big revelation is a metallic silver colorway that keeps those topmost sections in leather, a “Space Age” take on the “Protection Pack” concept that almost feels like the halfway point between these turn-of-the-decade aesthetics and the brand’s current design language. A uniting touch across all three shoes comes with pale yellow detailing, coating the branding at the heel counter and corresponding lace options, seemingly also peeking through at the heel.

With these teaser shots marking the first public reveal of the size? New Balance 2002R “Protection Pack,” concrete release info is naturally limited. However, expect a further campaign and more info to come about in the coming weeks — we’ll keep this article and our Sneaker Release Dates page updated as it does. For now, get a sense of what to expect via the images below.

: size? x New Balance 2002R “Protection Pack” @sizeofficial

: size? x New Balance 2002R “Protection Pack” @sizeofficial

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Matt Varga, Junior Editor

Matt Varga is an Editor at SneakerNews. Initially earning a degree in Video Arts and Technology, he got his start in video editing and writing in the music world — primarily on hip-hop and electronic. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switching over to footwear. An avid collector, his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to either the Air Jordan 1 “Black Toe” and Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” his first ever pick-ups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, attending concerts and when weather permits, on the handball court.