Following a month of teasers, Aimé Leon Dore has opened a drawing for its trio of New Balance 1000 sneakers.
The Aimé Leon Dore x New Balance 1000 will release this week in three colorways: silver, black and white. Monochromatic looks unite each edition, which comes with a premium leather upper with reflective detailing. An “aimé” metal hangtag matches a debossed mark near the lateral toe and an embroidery hit on the tongue. The white and silver editions also feature a translucent “N” logo at midfoot, while the black variant opts for a glossy and opaque rendition to coordinate with its patent leather overlays. Each pair will also come with three sets of laces.
Aimé Leon Dore founder Teddy Santis, a proud Queens native, first previewed his New Balance 1000 in white along with the caption, “It’s summer of ’98 in Astoria, Queens, and I just discovered Steinway Street.”
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The New Balance 1000 dates back to 1999, and although its Y2K aesthetic is firmly on trend now, the sneaker didn’t make much noise in original run. Joe Freshgoods, another key New Balance collaborator, brought back the silhouette for the first time earlier this year with a capsule of two colorways under the name “When Things We’re Pure” invoking the early 2000s.
The Aimé Leon Dorex New Balance 1000 in “Silver,” “White” and “Black” are now available through raffle entries on Aimé Leon Dore’s website. The drawing will close at 11:59 p.m. EST Wednesday, June 5, with winners to be notified in the days after. New Balance will also release the “White” version May 20, and at least one of the colorways should be available through other retailers as well. Pricing for each sneaker is set at $165.
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