The Color You Didn't Know You Were Ready For
New Balance's 991v2 Grenadine isn't asking for your attention — it's just going to get it anyway.
Photo · Hypebeast
The 991v2 doesn't need to be loud. It never did. So when New Balance decides to make it loud anyway, you pay attention differently.
The Grenadine colorway is vivid orange suede over a slightly darker orange mesh — a tonal move that could've looked cheap and instead looks considered. The mudguard, eyestays, heel, all wrapped in the same warm, insistent color. It shouldn't work this well. It does.
Made in the UK. $270. No raffle, no SNKRS drop anxiety, no resell markup waiting to punish you for wanting it. Just a well-built shoe in a color that earns its boldness through the quality underneath it.
Spring is full of sneakers that want to be noticed. This one actually deserves to be.