France’s Le Labo Store is the Latest Collaborator to Connect with New Balance on the RC56

The New Balance RC56 arrived at the perfect time. Debuted and designed with the help of ALD, the low-profile racer fits the current moment’s focus on retro runners, dance shoe silhouettes, and racecar-inspired design themes. After breaking out with ALD and following it up with a run of simple, clean inline colorways, the RC56 is adding to its lore with an overseas collab in partnership with Valence, France’s Le Labo Store.

The Le Labo Store x New Balance RC56 keeps things classy in a mix of black and brown, focusing on material instead of color pops with premium leather and suede added to every panel. So far, we’ve only seen quick previews of the upcoming colorway on Instagram, but this one is clearly one of the best RC56 pairs we’ve seen yet.

Starting with a tan brown suede toe that stretches around to wavy side paneling with bits of hairy frey, the rest of the upper adds black leather so soft you can feel it from the picture. A bit of contrast is added with a reddish brown textured panel sitting between the suede stripes, and more brown is added to the “N” side panel logo.

The Le Labo Store x New Balance RC56 doesn’t have a release date or retail price just yet, but keep your eyes peeled for more updates soon. To stay up on all the latest New Balance collab news and drop info, download the Sole Retriever App.

Zach Harris

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