When New Balance introduced its 1906L loafer in January—at Paris Fashion Week through a collaboration with Junya Watanabe—people were understandably skeptical. The striking combination of a ...

Update: The Junya Watanabe MAN x New Balance Minimus UX200 is set to release via HBX on March 28, 2025. It’s been almost one year since images of the Junya Watanabe MAN x New Balance Minimus ...

A portmanteau of sneaker and loafer, Junya Watanabe debuted his version of the New Balance 1906L at his AW show last September. Puma now has a version, so do Hoka and even Ralph Lauren.