New Balance 1000s To Cop Now

The model was an edgier answer to performance running shoes but not premium enough to fit into what is typically expected of the brand’s 1000 line. In other words, it was too edgy for the dads but not fashion-forward enough for the trendsetting contemporaries of the time. The most media attention it got was in a 1999 New Balance running commercial, but that was about it. It didn’t have a big enough fanbase and, consequently, went on a long hiatus.