Reintroducing a classic: New Balance’s 996

New Balance has been making the 996 since 1989. It’s a classically styled running shoe — comfortable, casual, and available in many colors. Basically, it’s the perfect shoe for summer festivals, on stage and off.

Now the company has added its Revlite cushion to the shoe and, pointedly avoiding a futuristic upper, has kept things comfortably retro. Pick yourself up a pair starting in July.

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