High Contrast Green & “Royal” Is In Focus For The New Balance 9060

Material and visual switch-ups as the model seeks to maintain pole position.

Matt Varga January 21, 2025

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The New Balance 9060 has truly reached a level of ubiquity, an unavoidable status that’s almost a blessing and a curse. The fact that so many consumers have a pair in their rotation is an obvious plus, but it also means that creatives for the Boston brand will need to pull bigger punches to keep the model feeling fresh, perhaps something that the New Balance 9060 in the multi-color variation at play can attest to.

The off-kilter combo of pine green and royal purple speaks to that already, bridged together by a smattering of off-white, cream and brown that courses through the midsole and mixed media upper. Placing shaggy suede on those emerald sections is another moment of experimentation, a divergence from the typically cleaned-up aesthetics that the silhouette tends towards.

To be sure, the New Balance 9060 isn’t at risk of an imminent drop-off, and if it continued on with its neutrally-toned home base, wouldn’t suddenly disappear from the market, but adding counterpunches like this will surely help keep its momentum going. Look for this pair landing via NB.com and partnering retailers as part of the brand’s Spring ’25 offerings.

WHERE TO BUY

Mens New Balance 9060

SKU: U9060GEC

RETAIL PRICE: $150

RELEASE DATE: Jan 21, 2025

US 01/21/2025 Tuesday

Retailer	Release type	Status
New Balance US	Standard	Check Site

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Matt Varga, Junior Editor

Matt Varga is an Editor at SneakerNews. Initially earning a degree in Video Arts and Technology, he got his start in video editing and writing in the music world — primarily on hip-hop and electronic. A long-standing interest in sneakers led him to switching over to footwear. An avid collector, his favorite sneaker of all time comes down to either the Air Jordan 1 “Black Toe” and Air Jordan 5 “Laney,” his first ever pick-ups. When he’s not writing, you can find Matt cooking, traveling, attending concerts and when weather permits, on the handball court.