For the 2011 Asia Pacific Project, New Balance invited Streething and Singapur store Leftfoot to design a series of H574 sneakers.

“The collection is divided into three sets. New Balance has engaged us and Leftfoot to re-imagine the classic 574 running shoe in Past, Present and Future representations. There will be only 600 pairs available for each of the three exclusive designs.”

The PAST H574 mid top sneaker was designed by Streething, featuring a navy upper. The PRESENT H574J was designed by Leftfoot, presenting the sneaker in a beautiful dark green and brown leather version. And the FUTURE HS77 was designed by both together, with the result being a new hybrid version of the 574 in a mid top version with clean seamless uppers. A general release version of the HS77 sneaker will also drop, with a larger distribution.

The collection launches October 15th, 2011, at Leftfoot and of course other select retailers.

Check out all sneakers from the collection after the jump.

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09/09/09 marks the release date of the NB 999 Feral Collection. The new collection stems from New Balance‟s goal to reinvent the brand‟s lifestyle footwear range from all-time classic favourites to modern silhouettes. Celebrating heritage, craftsmanship, innovation and imagination, New Balance Lifestyle fuses classic designs from the past with bold ideas from the future.

Part of the classic 99X series of running shoes that dates back to the early 80s, the 999 model was originally released in 1996 and was New Balance‟s most technologically advanced shoe at the time. For the 99X series celebrations running throughout 2009, the company has worked with key retailers Leftfoot (Singapore) and Mita Sneakers (Japan) to reintroduce this iconic New Balance model back into the market.

The NB Feral Creation Collection is an Asian Inspired collection for global release. The project first started back in 2007 with the NB 574 “Hungry Dragon”, whilst last year saw the project present the NB 576 “China Mask”. This year‟s edition stays true to the theme of Asia-inspired lifestyles and culture by drawing on various animals that have left their mark on our urban jungles.

The collection is divided into two sets, one from each retailer, consisting of an exclusive pair that is numbered and limited to 660 units worldwide, as well as general release version that will be more widely available. Each exclusive edition is interconnected with the underlying theme of the colour „grey‟, which is the original colour of the 999 and 99X series as well as New Balance‟s heritage colour.

The release consists of two Tier 1 releases and two Tier 0 releases. Check them out in detail after the jump.

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Two of the worlds most recognized sneaker customizers, SBTG and Methamphibian, got together to design a pack of New Balance sneakers for Leftfoot stores.
They worked almost an entire year on two New Balance 576’s – the Heaven & Hell Edition. The Hell edition comes in black and the Heaven edition in white. In recent years New Balance has released countless sneakers with special materials and colors, thus the artists wanted to use just one color per shoe this time and create as much depth as possible with the sneaker panelling. 
The outcome is a regular black and white sneaker from far, incredible detailing when you get closer. These sneakers are not customs, but a collaboration with New Balance. The sneakers will be released in April at Leftfoot Singapore and Taipei, Undefeated Japan, Mita Sneakers and Atmos. Each colorway is limited to 444 pieces worldwide.
After the jump many more detailed images.

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