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Via Freshness:

“These A01 were released on last Thursday, April 5th, which were spotted in Japan by us. It seems to be limited edition sneakers for Japanese market only. Pile-like materials were used for the upper, which comes in vivid colorways of blue, pink, and green. Photos by AKI.”

All three colors for $150 each, here.

This Saturday April 7, France will see a bundle release of the New Balance 410 accompanied by a bottle of Nickel “Corps de Glace” body cooling gel. Retail price is €70 and the drop will be in over 115 stores in France. For more info on the locations: +33 01 70 03 31 00

Via EUKicks, Shoes-Up

The Joy Division NB’s in their natural habitat:

Via Manchester Confidential

Stepping it up a notch and then some, Scottish retailer Hanon has announced a forthcoming collab with New Balance and Swiss textile licensors, Schoeller Technologies AG. Scheduled release is first week of May 2007.

“Hanon’s crew have reworked a New Balance classic with a luxury Schoeller 3XDry fabric that offers a full encapsulated sock upper. Premium full grain leather and nubuck overlays are provided by Pittard’s of England and as with previous hanon x New Balance, detailing and reference points will be unique only to this model.”

3XDry is a fabric treatment that combines water-repellence on the outside and perspiration absorption on the inside, so you can wear it in the rain yet avoid getting soaked with sweat.

The question remains, why would anyone in their right mind with a pair of ultra-limited Hanon sock-sneakers that will probably cost upwards of two hundred dollars 1. actually go running 2. in the rain. Because…… they can!

Via SxH and Hanon

Hhhoooookaayyyyyyyyyy……

Via SxH

The 320 gradient colorways as seen previously on NBB are in at Reed Space, Tokyo!

I’m not the biggest 320 fan but they did a great job of making these ones eye-catching while retaining the classic look and feel. Although the red vaguely reminds me of dudes who wear silk shirts with fire designs from Hot Topic.

Via EUKicks, HypeBeast, Reed Space

Who said the Japanese tend to go for muted colors? Now at Zozo are a pair of Trailbusters - aqua/pale violet and yellow/black, a pair of 576S’s - turquoise and dark pink, and three 576L’s - white/grey (with patent leather?), green and what I’m going to call Salmon (I’m totally color-illiterate so take that with a grain of salt).

Trailbuster

CM576L

CM576S

Via EUKicks & Zozo

On display at Ran in Manchester is a custom NB by a mysterious Canadian with a thing for Joy Division / Factory Records.

The art from the band’s 1979 debut record is used in the tongue tag and insole.

“The album cover, designed by Peter Saville based on a graph of 100 consecutive pulses from the pulsar CP 1919, is regarded as a classic of minimalist sleeve design. The image was found by Sumner in a book of astronomy and represents “the final flashes of a dying star.”" — Wikipedia

Via Seenmy @ Exclusives, CT forums, EUKicks

Some nice pics of this fall’s swanky 990 in the Brown/Purple colorway, via Simon.

Previously on NBB