New Balance

[NickD]

Picked up a pair of 574 a couple of weeks ago and then a pair of made in England 1500. I’m wondering whether the 1500s will show the brawn leather through the black after some wear.

[Mlwdp]

Love the Challenger brand so it was only natural to buy the New Balance collab for a birthday present.

[Matt]

These go all the way hard…

[Oaktavia]

@Matt wow those do go hard

[Matt]

I thought you might like them.

[Oaktavia]

@Matt thinking about snagging a pair

[Mlwdp]

The 440 V2 series is a great shoe. Love my Challenger collab. Starting to turn blue from the denim bleeding onto them haha!

[Matt]

I have the blue low top hiking version. Had to go up half a size as skate shoes tend to run narrow but they are fantastic.

[Oaktavia]

@Matt ok good call, I was wondering why my pair of Reynolds skate shoes were a little tight. They loosened up enough, but still enough to notice.

[Oaktavia]

@Matt thanks for posting these earlier, they are rad. I sized up a whole size to 13s. Fit was narrow until I took them on a 90 min walk when they loosened up.

[Matt]

Love them. Glad I was able to steer you in the right direction.

[Matt]

My grail sneaker for 2026…

[Oaktavia]

@Matt dude those are rad

[Matt]

These Salehe Bembury should be dropping in the Spring…

[Matt]

In the meantime I’ve been thinking hard about which pair(s) of these I should get…

[Matt]

What do you guys think?

[Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot]

@Matt love the middle one with turquiose/black/orange/pink

[Oaktavia]

@Sir_Cuffs-a-Lot said in New Balance:

@Matt love the middle one with turquiose/black/orange/pink

Ditto, and the two above that one are nice too. The grey is more low-key while the ones with the red on top are wild in a good way.

[MTpockets]

@Matt - these caught my eye today. Available on StockX for a ridiculous amount.

[MTpockets]

I don’t wear much red at all but those yellow and red ones feel like they are perfect for you Matt.