New Balance's Hybrid Loafer Is Extra Suave in Suede
The wait for New Balance’s 1906L loafer sneaker was a long one, but oh so worth it. And now, a fresh new colorway turns up the heat again.
Images of a new hybrid shoe from the Boston brand have surfaced, with the slip-on NB shoes reimagined in a soft suede material. The next sleek loafer model is made up of a stark black shade, adding a luxe feel to the semi-classy sneaker-loafer.
This new black colorway joins a rich brown suede style, which we saw images of months back. Still waiting for New Balance to release the brown model, mind you. But patience is a virtue, after all.
Though the suede uppers do make the 1906L loafer a bit dressier, the techy details we've seen on the model before are still intact in both colorways, contrasting against the NB shoe's more classic design language. A rugged runner sole makes the that much sportier, complimenting a plastic-like detailing covers the heel.
As a refresher, COMME des GARÇONS designer Junya Watanabe first brought the sneaker hybrid model to New Balance with the 1906 loafer as part of its Fall/Winter 2024 menswear collection. At the time, we all thought the shoe was an exclusive collaboration between the two.
Fast forward a few months, and another New Balance 1906 loafer dropped as a general release. This time, it was purely a New Balance drop, insinuating that the NB loafer would see a wider rollout. Now, the sportswear giant has issued a handful of new colors that, to no surprise, sold out immediately after release.
As for the new suede New Balance loafer colorways, there's no release date yet. But with any luck, these New Balance loafers will be out before we know it.
