Action Bronson Previews Steel Blue New Balance 1890 Colorway

Sneakerheads have had a lot to be thankful for this year. And before carving up the Thanksgiving turkey yesterday, Action Bronson took to Instagram to give thanks and drop a preview of his latest New Balance collab, giving us all a little more to be grateful for.

The Action Bronson x New Balance 1890 Blue is the second collab colorway of the brand new 1890 Bronson has previewed. This time around, the slim retro runner with paisley-style graphic flair on the toebox is done in steel blue, with silver graphic accents on the toebox, a purple mesh tongue, and a teal “N” side panel logo. The heel panel adds black leather on top of silver mesh, and the grey midsole gives way to a full foot of red Abzorb cushioning.

So far, we’ve only seen the two quick photos of the new Bronson 1890, but if it is anything like the first colorway previewed, it will also feature Baklava branding on the tongue label and insoles. After years of collab colorways on lifestyle and running models, Bronson is being used to help debut a brand-new sneaker from the Boston-based brand.

The Action Bronson x New Balance 1890 Blue doesn’t have a firm release date or retail price just yet, but in the IG preview, Bronson noted that the shoe would be dropping for Q1 2026, which makes sense considering we are expecting the other Baklava 1890 colorway to drop in Spring 2026. For all the latest Baklava New Balance news, download the Sole Retriever mobile app.

Zach Harris

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