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With Manila’s sneaker of choice falling under the Swoosh or the Jumpman, some people tend to overlook quality sneakers from other brands. There was an online poll last year on who made the best sneakers, surprising winners were adidas and New Balance. Not taking away anything from Nike/JB (which regularly churns out great stories, colorways [...]

I swung by the New Balance Concept store at Trinoma (and a few days earlier at the Shangri-la branch) and saw these lovely ML999s. This Grey/Purple combo definitely brings in the balance between performance and lifestyle with the use of mesh and suede on the upper and Abzorb cushioning on the midsole. Sizes and quantities [...]

We told you so. New Balance is really hitting it off with a lot of sneakerheads and it’s great to see the brand bringing in a lot of their pairs from their archive. This year is the year of the 574 and expect a lot of other variations of the retro runner all year round. [...]

New Balance has been pretty steady with their releases for 2012, especially for their Classics line. This past weekend, NB Classics released their first every trail-hiking boot, the H710 in the original colorway. Soft premium leathers were used on the upper and mesh on the toe box and side panels. Feelin’ it? I’m telling you, [...]

When New Balance released their Classics line through Crate last October, there were so many pairs to look forward to. I was able to drop by the NB Philippines office around late August to see what was slated to drop in the coming months. One shoe that really caught my eye was the 1300. Like [...]

Aside from the 997, New Balance released a couple more classic silhouettes from their storied archive, more notably pairs that weren’t running-inspired. The ProCourt is now available in both low and high top version. Looking a lot like Nike’s All Court, the ProCourt was fashioned to be used for the tennis or basketball court. To [...]

New Balance hasn’t disappointed local fans with the releases since they launched their Lifestyle collection late last year. From the 998, 1500, 574 Sonics and Dragon Pack, there’s a whole lot more to look forward to from New Balance. Here we have the 997, another pair from their retro line now available in store. Crate [...]

The NB 574 Dragon Pack dropped a couple of weeks back and sold out with the quickness. If you weren’t able to pick up a pair, get one for your kid. New Balance released a youth-sized version of the Dragon Pack 574 with the Velcro strap.  Similar to the men’s shoe, this 574 has the [...]

One more down. Another shoe scratched off my grail list. I was able to get my Infrareds two years back and this was next on my list. I couldn’t find a pair in my size and if there were, they were just priced way over my budget. Some say Jeff Staple’s Dunk SB Pigeons are [...]

How fitting is that New Balance Philippines will be dropping their 574 Dragon Pack 2012 this weekend to welcome and celebrate the Chinese New Year. This isn’t the first time NB used the mythical creature on their pairs but every time they do, they’ve come up with such an excellent use of material and imagery. [...]