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The New Balance 1906R Leans Into Utility With Taped Construction

More meat on the bone for the already iconic silhouette.

The New Balance 1906R Leans Into Utility With Taped Construction

We’ve said it before, we’ll surely say it again — New Balance seemingly regards the 1906R as a silhouette with boundless potential. Rolled out as a loafer, a deconstructed runner, and everything in between, it’s unambiguously the Boston Brand’s cash cow at the moment, and we’re getting signals of yet another iteration. New shots of a New Balance 1906R with refreshed construction and utility leanings just surfaced, likely set to see the shelves for Spring/Summer ’25.

It can get a bit hard to parse the scope of 1906 offshoots, so we’ll flag at the very front that this isn’t one. Despite a similarly tooled branch-off via the New Balance 1906U tapping into this vibe, this duo still sports the 1906R branding, likely placing this as some one-off experimentation. Within those bounds, though, these do carve out some pretty novel inclusions. The swap to taped overlays teased in the titles is the headline, but bungee closures, a new rear pull tab, and fabric underpinnings make for a pitch-perfect embrace of gorpcore design.

Though there are differences between these past products, this New Balance 1906R construction calls to mind the Basement and CAYL collections from 2024, indicating some creative osmosis between the brand’s collab arm and what’s coming out of their mainline efforts.

This fresh version of the New Balance 1906R arrives in two sensible initial options, a “Black Cement/Graphite” and “Sea Salt/Grey Matter.”. Look for both pairs appearing at NewBalance.com in the coming months. For now, retail pricing is unknown, but we’ll keep our coverage (via this page and our Sneaker Release Dates hub) updated with all the latest.

WHERE TO BUY

Mens New Balance 1906R

SKU: U1906RBG
RETAIL PRICE: $N/A
RELEASE DATE: 2025

US 2025

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WHERE TO BUY

Mens New Balance 1906R

SKU: U1906RWG
RETAIL PRICE: $N/A
RELEASE DATE: 2025

US 2025

Powered By:
Retailer Release type Status
New Balance US Standard Check Site

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