Aimé Leon Dore x New Balance 650R
Release Date: Spring 2022
advance reservations for the collab opened 07/30/2021 (limited slots)
Expected to ship between February - March 2022
https://www.aimeleondore.com/collections/ald-new-balance-650-capsule
Only a couple months into his new job at New Balance and Teddy Santis has already prepared something special for Spring 2022. Streetwear brand Aimé Leon Dore have been tapped by New
Balance once again to bring back to life one more vintage basketball sneakers. They just did a successful retro of the NB550, an iconic 1980s hardwood sneaker Alongside his beloved streetwear label ALD, the designer-turned-creative-director are now task to revive this time the NB650R back onto shelves. The high-top family to the 550, a slew of color combination was released via the brand’s founder Teddy Santis’ Instagram account.
The Aimé Leon Dore x New Balance 650R collab was revealed in three upcoming colorways offered in Green, Grey, and Black color schemes. Other details includes co-branding on the tongue tags built with a vintage-inspired look with pre-yellowed midsoles.
Its high-top look is accustomed slightly, given a collar a bit shorter and more padded than the original. Other than that, the construction is undoubtedly familiar, the image of its low-top equivalent part in near every beat save for the “650” patterns and the added logo-clad panel along the rim.
All colorways of the Aimé Leon Dore x New Balance 650R will be publicly available in 2022, but ALD are personally opening a preorder for the shoes on July 30, 2021 . Apparently, there will be limited spots to reserve pairs.
Lock in your orders at https://www.aimeleondore.com/collections/ald-new-balance-650-capsule