New Balance 1906L
The New Balance 1906L, or more simplistically, the New Balance loafer, is a reimagined silhouette designed by Charlotte Lee and launched by the brand in 2024. Prompted by the blurred lines between performance wear and high fashion, as seen at Fashion Week runways throughout the 2020s, New Balance took their dominant 1906R model and used it as a jumping off point to enter that space. While the upper is reshaped to resemble a penny loafer, New Balance left the sole unit entirely untouched, allowing for a top/bottom split of those two opposing aesthetics. As we enter 2025, we’re expecting a heavy dose of new colorways for the New Balance 1906L, something we’ve already got a taste of with colorful renditions and a fresh suede build of the shoe.
You can find our latest on the 1906L via the articles below, including new colorways, release dates and “Where to Buy” guides.
New Balance 1906L
The New Balance 1906 Loafer “Silver Metallic” Drops April 16th
Updated April 2nd, 2025: The New Balance 1906L “Silver Metallic” is set to release via newbalance.com at 10:00 AM EST, April 16th for $160. All...
New Balance Executes Their 1906L Loafer In Black Leather
The New Balance 1906L continues to be among the most polarizing models in the current footwear zeitgeist. Some have fully embraced the “dad shoes meets...
The New Balance 1906 Loafer Keeps It Classy With Black Suede
Even the wackiest shoes can win people over in time, even the controversial New Balance 1906 loafer. While the formal take on the trending 1906R...
New Balance Revamps Its 1906L Loafer With “Rich Oak” Suede
The dawn and subsequent success of the New Balance 9060 was something of a warning shot from the Boston brand: we don’t care about making...
High-Contrast “Black/Silver” Graces The New Balance 1906 Loafer
There are quite a few folks who’d rather leave the divisive New Balance 1906 loafer in 2024, but the slip-on version of New Balance’s trending...
New Balance’s Divisive 1906L Loafer Appears In “Dark Juniper”
If there was any doubt before, 2024 earnestly stamped the New Balance 1906R as the apple of the Boston brand’s eye, seeing a litany of...
The New Balance Shoe You Love To Hate Is Releasing In Black
Few shoes have drawn ire and praise like the New Balance 1906 Loafer. You can either rock it or you can’t, which is why this...
The New Balance 1906 Loafer Returns This December In “Magnet”
Polarizing as it may be, New Balance’s loafer-sneaker hybrid has been a resounding success throughout its short life thus far. After heavy anticipation, the model’s...
Junya Watanabe’s Internet-Breaking New Balance 1906L Collaboration Is Here
Junya Watanabe is no stranger to sending waves through the world of fashion, but the ripple effect left earlier in January has resulted in a...