{"id":200877,"date":"2024-01-22T10:47:10","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T02:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/?p=200877"},"modified":"2024-11-26T11:08:41","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T03:08:41","slug":"junya-watanabe-man-new-balance-1906-loafer-release-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2024\/01\/22\/junya-watanabe-man-new-balance-1906-loafer-release-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Junya Watanabe MAN x New Balance 1906L [Release Date\/Price\/Where To Buy]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>[Update 14 Oct 2024] Official visuals of the Junya Watanabe MAN x New Balance 1906L are finally here! Check them out in the gallery above and anticipate the 18 October launch in Japan via Junya Watanabe retailers!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Update 8 Oct 2024] More detailed shots of the Junya Watanabe MAN x New Balance 1906L have emerged, courtesy of Amanojak. The Japanese retailer has also confirmed an 18 October release via their online store. Don&#8217;t miss out!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Update 28 Jun 2024] The Junya Watanabe MAN x New Balance 1906L arrives 18 October in black and white. Stay tuned for more info about its release avenues and new images in the coming weeks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Update 7 May 2024] Additional images of the Junya Watanabe MAN x New Balance 1906L have surfaced! Explore them in the gallery above and anticipate the release, purported to happen sometime after August 2024. Stay tuned for more updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Update 8 Feb 2024] Detailed shots of the Junya Watanabe MAN x New Balance 1906L loafers have now emerged, revealing an additional &#8220;White\/Black&#8221; colorway. Release dates remain scarce at this time, but each pair is reported to retail at 49,500 JPY (~US$332). Check out the images via the gallery above as we await further updates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"45\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845.webp\" alt=\"LINE\" class=\"wp-image-21980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845.webp 1200w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845-300x11.webp 300w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845-1024x38.webp 1024w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845-768x29.webp 768w, https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/20104413\/Untitled-9-e1658285982845-282x11.webp 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been attentive to fashion\/sneaker trends recently, you&#8217;d know that <a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2023\/12\/28\/2024-sneaker-trends-insights-from-industry-insiders\/?slide=right\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"alternative footwear\">alternative footwear<\/a> is one of the biggest &#8216;in-things&#8217; for fashionistas. From mules to loafers, consumers are pivoting from the staple sneaker or running shoe and looking for something that stands out, and brands cater to that\u2014case in point: this Junya Watanabe MAN x New Balance 1906 loafer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn&#8217;t New Balance&#8217;s first rodeo with alternative footwear either, having a knack for turning some of their hottest <a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2023\/08\/22\/new-balance-2002r-mules-black-white\/?slide=right\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"silhouettes into mules\">silhouettes into mules<\/a>. Now, the Boston-based brand is teaming up with Junya Watanabe MAN to transform their popular 1906R into a dress-ready loafer, which made its debut at the latter&#8217;s Paris Fashion Week showcase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a bit of a Frankenstein experiment, the duo have taken the top half of a traditional loafer and meshed it with the bottom half of the New Balance 1906R. The entire pair is constructed with black leather and rubber, and also sees the &#8220;1906R&#8221; heel branding replaced with a &#8220;1906L&#8221; instead. Notably, New Balance&#8217;s iconic &#8220;N&#8221; medial logo is not present. The loafer is rounded off with Junya Watanabe MAN-branded tongue tabs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out an early first look at the Junya Watanabe MAN x New Balance 1906 Loafer. Stay tuned for more updates regarding it&#8217;s release date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other sneaker-related news, check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/2024\/02\/08\/new-balance-fresh-foam-v2-bb-navy-green\/?slide=right\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Balance Fresh Foam BB v2 \u201cNavy\/Green\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><em>Image via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/trobrillants\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@trobrillants<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/junyawatanabe\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Junya Watanabe<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/snkrdunkappen.page.link\/5aH1_AppHomepage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/snkrdunk.s3.ap-northeast-1.amazonaws.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/15110324\/Generic-Banner-V1.webp\" alt=\"SNKRDUNK App Banner\" class=\"wp-image-151763\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Update 14 Oct 2024] Official visuals of the Junya Watanabe MAN x New Balance 1906L are finally here! Check them out in the gallery above and anticipate the 18 October launch in Japan via Junya Watanabe retailers! [Update 8 Oct 2024] More detailed shots of the Junya Watanabe MAN x New Balance 1906L have emerged, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":344531,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,21,18,6,19,41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-200877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brands","category-calendar","category-latest-news","category-new-balance","category-releases","category-sneaker"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200877"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/21"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=200877"}],"version-history":[{"count":29,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":367854,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/200877\/revisions\/367854"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344531"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=200877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=200877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/snkrdunk.com\/en\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=200877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}