New Balance kicked off the sneaker loafer craze with a collaboration, as Junya Watanabe revealed the hybrid silhouette early in 2024 during its Paris Fashion Week show. Later in the year, after New Balance had launched the 1906L on its own, the project would release as the first collaboration on the model to date. But soon a second collaborator will enter the fold by way of Denmark.

The Ganni x New Balance 1906L takes the viral sneaker loafer to another level through (faux) gold snakeskin and black patent leather. The former material pops from directly above the foot and is matched by the color on one of the two heel pulls and the heel of the midsole. Black, gray and silver then form the remainder, which includes the glossy sheen of patent leather overlays. Ganni ’s logo arrive

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