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Concepts x New Balance “Freedom Trail” Pack

Sunday, November 15th, 2009 | Posted in New Balance

Concepts x New Balance "Freedom Trail" Pack

The city of Boston is home to sneaker label New Balance and high-end sneaker shop Concepts. The two sneaker entities have come together to create a sneaker two-pack, which celebrates Boston's early history and is known as the "Freedom Trail" pack.

The Freedom Trail is a brown brick track painted in red that if followed, leads to the city's biggest monuments. Concepts has taken these two colors as the basis for their pack, which includes the classic New Balance 1500 and New Balance 875.

The New Balance 875 is a new sneaker, which is making its debut as part of the Freedom Trail pack. The kicks are built in full grain brown leather and suede and feature minimal red accents. The kicks inner-lining comes in soft pigskin leather, while the upper rests on a sole built with New Balance technology to assure comfort and stability.

The classic New Balance 1500, which dates back to 1989 comes in a brown full grain leather with pigskin leather lining and red accents.

Both sneakers are scheduled to release on the 27th of November 2009 at Concepts.

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New Balance 1500 Limited Edition | Brown / Green

Sunday, November 8th, 2009 | Posted in New Balance

New Balance 1500 Limited Edition | Brown / Green

We have previously seen the New Balance 1500 in two colorways as part of the labels winter 2009 sneaker releases. Another colorway of the sneaker has now surfaced in earthy fall colors. The kicks upper is built in suede and leather in brown, black, and green. Japanese based mita has announced the sneakers will be in stock on the 11th of March 2010.

Update: The sneakers have been available in Switzerland since the summer. So they are not new and should be available now. Thanks to Gmayo for the info.

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New Balance 1500 | White / Beige

Monday, October 12th, 2009 | Posted in New Balance

New Balance 1500 | White / Beige

Last week we posted that the New Balance 1500 released in white, grey, and white colorway. The 1500 is also available in lighter color combo with a white base with beige accents and detailing in a leather and suede build. The kicks are now available in limited numbers at Hanon for £69.95.

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New Balance 1500 Limited Edition | White / Blue

Thursday, October 8th, 2009 | Posted in New Balance

New Balance 1500 Limited Edition | White / Blue

If you missed out on the New Balance 1500 "The Finals" x Solebox or cannot wait until December for the release of the New Balance 1500 x SNS, a new colorway of the 1500's has just released.

This pair of New Balance 1500's comes in a suede and leather build in a white, blue, and grey color construction. You can find the sneakers now at Newcastle based End.

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New Balance x Sneakers N’ Stuff | RGB Pack

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009 | Posted in New Balance

New Balance x Sneakers N' Stuff | RGB Pack

Stockholm based sneaker shop Sneakers N' Stuff is this year celebrating its 10th anniversary. To mark the occasion the shop is creating a pack of sneakers with frequent collaborator New Balance.

The theme of the pack is the RGB color model of Red, Green and Blue. The New Balance models chosen for inclusion are the 577, 1500 and 1700.

The New Balance 577 comes in a red colorway with white, black and grey elements. In terms of materials the kicks are composed of leather, perforated pig skin, and reflective 3M detailing.

The New Balance 1500 comes in a green and grey colorway with leather and mesh materials and touches of reflective 3M.

The New Balance 1700 comes in a color mix of dark navy, blue and yellow. In terms of material construction, the kicks are composed of vegan friendly synthetic materials.

The three sneakers were all made in England at Flimby Factory and are expected to release later this year.

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New Balance 1500 x Solebox

Thursday, August 20th, 2009 | Posted in New Balance

New Balance 1500 x Solebox

With the 6th and possibly last New Balance 1500 x Solebox edition set to release on the 22nd of August, laced has posted a retrospective on the collaborative series.

Have a look at Laced, which chronicles the first New Balance 1500 x Solebox, which released in 2005 with a 150 pair distribution.

The New Balance 1500 x Solebox "Finals" is set to release in limited numbers on the 22nd of August at Solebox and select sneaker shops.

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New Balance 1500 x Solebox “The Finals” | Forest Green

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009 | Posted in New Balance

New Balance 1500 x Solebox "The Finals" | Forest Green

Though the biggest New Balance release this month is the 575 "White Pigeon" x Jeff Staple, the Solebox 1500 collaborative release is also a major release.

Solebox and the New Balance 1500 have a history, as the silhouette has been a Solebox collaborative favorite. It appears that Solebox is ready to move on to other New Balance models but not without one last tribute. Being the last, the pack is known as the New Balance 1500 x Solebox "The Finals".

The pack includes two pairs both constructed in nubuck, leather and mesh sitting on a gum outsole. One of the pairs comes in forest green accents on the heel the other in maroon.

The forest green colorway is an international release however it is limited to a 350 pair distribution. You can find them at Hanon when they release.

The maroon pair will release exclusively at Solebox in Berlin. The kicks are also limited to a 350 pair release.

Both pairs are set to release on the 22nd of August.