New Balance must be the Walter White of footwear brands because it just keeps getting away with this. And by this, I mean dropping an endless series of outrageously excellent collabs, offering nothing but a streak of extreme Ws, as the kids say.
What’s crazy is that the many, many, many excellent New Balance collaborations unleashed over the past couple weeks alone aren’t even New Balance’s biggest dub (again, as the kids say). New Balance’s hugest score is somehow securing not one but TWO Taylor Swift co-signs in a matter of days.
Maybe New Balance actually can keep getting away with this.
New Balance’s first starring role in the Swift-iverse came on September 24, when she wore New Balance’s ultra-normal 550 shoe as part of a Kansas City Chiefs-themed outfit (long story).
Okay, so far, so basic but, then, on October 3, Swift wore GANNI’s latest New Balance collab, which is not only a much cooler sneaker but the second time in a row that she’s worn New Balance shoes (not including the times she wore shoes that weren’t sneakers).
You have to realize how huge that is.
Despite (or perhaps due to) being a worldwide force of nature, Taylor Swift doesn’t deign to rep any ol’ brand. She has the ultimate luxury to chose what she wishes to wear: any organic acknowledgement from Taylor Swift is effectively law to Swifties and guarantees mainstream attention for any product, brand, or person lucky enough to receive it.
It’s especially impactful given that Swift doesn’t rep any clothing companies since those Keds campaigns from over a decade ago. Makes you wonder how exactly she feels about New Balance.
New Balance Taylor’s version… coming soon?
For now, the New Balance 550 is the next-best thing. It naturally sold out on New Balance’s web store immediately after Swift’s headline-smashing outing. So it goes with anything Taylor Swift, you see.
But New Balance is up to much more than making converts of household names.
Like, the Taylor Swift stuff is big crossover success-type…
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