[Update 26 Sep 2023] Official images of the Stone Island x New Balance 991v2 have been unveiled. Therein is a clean and detailed look at its wide open mesh base layer and tongue, as well as the translucent outsole underfoot. Head over to Stone Island’s brick-and-click stores on 4 October to snag a pair for US$280. If not, try them at New Balance’s from 18 October!

[Update 22 Sep 2023] Following a brief reveal of the footwear model, official campaign images have now surfaced for the Stone Island x New Balance 991v2. Check them out on the gallery above and anticipate a release via selected Stone Island stores worldwide and stoneisland.com on 4 October. Sequential releases will take place via Stone Island China on 9 October and New Balance on 18 October.

[Update 21 Sep 2023] New images of the Stone Island x New Balance 991v2 have emerged, courtesy of @mpastitsio. Dressed in a muted color palette, the pair comes constructed with a crimp mesh-like foundation, accentuated by nubuck overlays. Check out the images via the gallery above and stay tuned for further updates.

Ten years is relatively short a partnership compared to the ones Nike’s forged with the likes of CLOT, Stüssy, et al. Nevertheless, New Balance and Stone Island’s is, even more than the aforementioned, a match made in heaven.

There are many things that tether the two, one of which is their craftsmanship pedigree. A quality they’ve exercised over 2021’s TOKYO DESIGN STUDIO New Balance RC Elite_SI to this year’s FuelCell C_1 most recently—with a few others in between. And an apparent 991v2 succeeding them.

Stone Island recently teased the project on Instagram. Offering a brief look at the outsole, the iconic black Stone Island compass logo is seen through its translucent make, also alluding to a possible fusion of elements akin to collaborations prior.

With this news coming from the Italian label themselves, more details should emerge within the coming days, or weeks at most. Stay tuned! The pair will be unveiled soon before long.

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