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M990EXBM

April 18th, 2007 | Author: DJ M | Category: Japan, 990, Asia

Here are better pics of the wildstyle 990 posted yesterday, the M990EXBM, now also said to be a tribute to Japanese console games. The upper looks to be made of white leather, black patent leather and purple suede/nubuck, along with rainbow laces and an embroidered logo on the heel.

The sole however is totally different from the previous photo. Instead of NB’s Zip soles with shock-absorbing struts this model features a large dose of Abzorb® EX, with the air pocket around the outside.

“Abzorb® EX is a combination of New Balance’s premium Abzorb® foam and a peripheral pocket of non-pressurized air that is encapsulated in an engineered thermoplastic.” — NB

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Via EUKicks, HB, ryöüki

3 Comments so far

  1. Perttu April 19th, 2007 1:55 am

    The ugliest shoes I’ve seen in a long while! :D

  2. john April 21st, 2007 9:39 pm

    These are pretty bad - the sole is from the M1000 which have been seen earlier in silver and in gold.

  3. BX33 January 11th, 2008 11:41 pm

    This one looks fun!!
    Fresh colour and new base used, seems cool :>

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