While digging from the vault has proven successful for New Balance, it’s been a bit since they’ve introduced us to an all-new sneaker design. We know the brand can whip up retro-inspired sneakers that become massive hits, as seen with the 9060, and they’ve again harkened back to the Y2K era with the New Balance 2000.
Decidedly different from the archival New Balance 2000, which, after digging online, appears to be a performance runner from the early 2010s, this new reinvented New Balance 2000 leans into the lifestyle category. An explosion of 2000s running sneaker DNA is present here, yielding a brand-new design language that transcends NB’s heritage. Wavy and free-flowing overlays fused atop the mesh base wrap around the toe and portions of the midfoot and heel, while a large N logo marks the lateral side.
