New Balance

[madmonday]

dunn, first editions from a few years back:

[pillowPANTS]

Saw these today and guess what i thought…....thats right i thought Shane lol. Here u go bud

[urbanwoodsman]

Haha. If they weren't so ugly I'd have you get them for me. Camo New Balance seems like a no brainer.

[pillowPANTS]

Lol they were kinda ugly but thought u would get a kick out of them. For $55 u could probably find something to do in em

[Seul]

Yeah: hide…

[llvlaglne]

Thought seul might want to pick these up

[Finn666]

[tatmantall]

ordered these today..

[spitfiredealer]

Nice. They look lovely

[bagley920]

Love the 1500

[tatmantall]

Haven't worn sneakers in over a year… Will be nice to have a change of pace when I feel like it

[dlaz]

sweet NB pickup.
due to religion reasons,I cant really wear those 996,1300,1500,1600 releases cause the material is not confirmed its not pigskin.
funny thing is,I emailed the NB customer service,even they can't tell that what animal was used to make the leather/suede.lol.

[tatmantall]

interesting… had never heard that before

[MikeC]

It's cow hide unless its advertised as pigskin suede.

[tatmantall]

@dlaz- would you mind posting the source of the information you provided? I did a bit of researching last night to see if this was discussed (i was always inder the assumption that MikeC stated in the last post since every pair of NB i have owned has stated materials used) and failed to find anything else alluding to what you had mentioned and I would like to further my understanding of this concern. Thanks!

[thewickett]

Quick question - looking at either the 574 or 1300 model. Is it worth the step up to the made in America/England models from a quality standpoint?

[MikeC]

Yup. Made in UK are the best sneaker for the price, on the market.

[MikeC]

Class is in session…..
http://www.endclothing.com/brands/new-balance/new-balance-m576nga-25th-anniversary-edition-105579.html

If it says suede or leather, it's cow. They specifically state when it's pigskin.

[tatmantall]

yeah that is what I thought, I am referring to Dlaz stating that New Balance told him that they don't know what animal it comes from… I completely agree with what you are saying MikeC.. I'm just not sure what HE is saying

[thewickett]

Thanks for the quick reply - I'm assuming a step up in both material quality and construction?