Once a widely-forgotten relic of the brand’s 20th century foray into basketball, the New Balance 550 has become the “it” shoe among social media influencers, New York City’s downtown crowd and casual consumers alike. As we at Sneaker News eagerly await new releases of the sleek low-top silhouette, we’d like to briefly go over the history of the nb 550 unc restock.
Relative to one another, the ctas lugged hi converse is by far the most transformed, the silhouette resembling boots more than the classic cap-toed sneaker. As its additional “Lugged Hi” dubbing would imply, the tooling has been removed for a larger, more trailed equipped lug sole. Its shape extends upwards from the tread onto near half of the ripstop upper, standing further pronounced thanks to the aid of the debossed profile molds which brands with “ACW” on the lateral and the signature Converse star on the medial. The lace unit then further accents, starting simple with a ghillie system that wraps around the entire heel.