Not Your Grandpa's Shoes Anymore

By Gary Stern 2/8/18 5:16 pm

If any of you are like me you’ve been under the impression that the only people that wear New Balance sneakers are dads, old men, and the kid with excessive leg hair from an early age with the white crew socks. None of these invoke the image of a trendsetter in the minds of the average man. For many years these have been the men that one would see sporting those blocky, ugly, all white with a splash of gray and obnoxiously large N on the side, shoes. At some point New Balance decided to get into the fashion game and I for one am thankful. Take a look at these. Look at that. Do these look like your dad's shoes? No they don't. I also can't find them anymore so please find them and let me know what they are.

574 - Serpent Lux $79.99 Reminds me of the old Ice Cream days. That weird time when Pharrell Williams was making skate shoes. It’s a weird and I love it.

Speaking of skate shoes, New Balance makes them now, and I have to admit they look nice. Say hello to the NM 288 $79.99. Skating is not what it used to be that’s for sure but the fashion lives on, and New Balance is looking to give you even more ways to show that you could almost ollie once.

For those into the earthy tones New Balance has you covered there as well. Me personally I like to stick with neutrals. For the most part your casual shoe is not meant to be the eye catcher. Their about laid back style. Loud can be fun, but it’s always good to have easy mix with everything option. 501 New Balance $60.00

There you have four shoes your grandad would never wear, all brought to you by New Balance. Well they do, so not only will you be stylish, you won’t be breaking the bank either. If these weren’t enough to convince you take a look at their online store at www.newbalance.com

The online store is honestly your best place to look. A lot of places don’t carry much more than the classics and some of their products are city only physical releases. Only drawback is if you want the good stuff you gotta go online and be willing to wait a bit.