Thanks to Ro and Rick at Burn Rubber for sending over their latest creation with New Balance, the “Blue Collar” MT580, one of two sneakers set to release as part of their “WORKFORCE Pack,” the Michigan retailer’s tribute to the people who form the backbone of their state’s auto industry and embodying the “Make Something From Nothing” motto attached to the release. Read the rest of this entry »

MAJOR DC:

“We teamed up with Atlanta-based, DJ Mars, who is an internationally renowned DJ, World Famous Superfriends founder & CEO, Smirnoff Masters of The Mix judge, and tour DJ to performers like Usher, Ciara, and Keri Hilson to produce a limited edition “Where Are You Running To Next” fitted, manufactured by New Era. Read the rest of this entry »

Most sneaker buyers don’t do retail. We either end up paying above it to get our hands on the harder to get releases or we wait it out, hoping to catch a steal. By far, KicksDeals.com may be one of the better sites running right now when it comes to achieving the latter. Read the rest of this entry »

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Skip all of the pastels, elaborate color placement and excessive materials. Nice Kicks keeps it simple and classy with their upcoming New Balance collaboration. The Austin retail shop uses classic suede and their signature gray and red color scheme on the 1500 model. Very simple but highly effective and even more highly sought after once the December 16th release day arrives.

[Nice Kicks]

The culture surrounding sneakers has gained and lost much as we’ve moved into the digital age. Much like music, the related shift in sneaker buying made acquiring much easier but it wiped out part of the experience. Don’t get the game twisted. As much as anyone else, I love the comfort of shopping from home or just having the opportunity to snag joints that never would have made it to Nashville store shelves. Read the rest of this entry »

Mr. “Get Familiar,” Clinton Sparks, makes a perfect fit for New Balance’s “Where Are You Running To Next?” feature due to the Boston connection and shared aspirations to go beyond the city’s borders. Read the rest of this entry »

Nah, the mailman didn’t deliver in large quantity with the latest sticker installment but the quality more than makes up for it. Read the rest of this entry »

DJ Mars was the first back in September of last year and now New Balance continues to celebrate the DJ for the project, “Where Are You Running To Next.” Read the rest of this entry »

Meet Rick Williams, co-owner of Burn Rubber and creator of The Distinct Life. “Burn Rubber Rick” has been showcasing a different pair of New Balance every day in the month of June, making it a sneaker enthusiast’s version of “30 for 30.” Read the rest of this entry »

Gary Warnett is a G. He does heavy work over at Crooked Tongues but his editorial reach stretches much further, ranging from doing copy for your favorite brands, dropping gems on his own Gwarizm website and plenty of other crevices in between. Read the rest of this entry »

Concepts:

“The design approach was inspired by the stately heritage of the Massachusetts sailing community. Concepts wanted to create an understated and wearable shoe for any highly discerning sneaker consumer. The primary colors of the collaboration have been inspired by many sea faring signposts which explicitly bears its mark in the semaphore pattern grid used in the foot bed while gray and khaki accents ground the shoe. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the most frustrating things about winter is wearing the same boots over & over, so I’m all for any boot that’s a change of pace. I think I first saw the New Balance H710SB’s on the feet of a guy at the gas station. I normally don’t talk to anyone I don’t know while pumping gas, let alone in the middle of the winter, but I had to know where he got ‘em from. Naturally, he got them “in New York” and he said that he was on his way back up there the next day. He offered to scoop me up a pair and we exchanged numbers. When I called a few days later, the female accompanying him at the gas station said that he was in jail and not to call this number again. Read the rest of this entry »

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