Teasing the entire sneaker community in January 2022, Joe Freshgoods took to Twitter to post two special New Balance boxes with his JFG branding across the side as well as a photo of Michael Jordan holding three fingers up. Fresh off his teasing of the Joe Freshgoods x New Balance 9060 “Inside Voices,” the man himself revealed the New Balance 2002R “Conversations Amongst Us," a pair of sneakers that was designed in part by JFG and by the "Black Soles" design team at NB. Now, nearly a year since the pairs releases, the New Balance 2002 "Conversations Amongst Us" will be seeing a restock in 2023.
Dressed in a mainly white and cream upper, construction deviates from the standard 2002R materials like mesh and leather. Ripstop underlays pair with creamy leathers and golden suede that provides a pop of color. Down around the toebox, a raw leather lined mudguard sits around cream colored overlays and brown vamp with New Balance “N” branding. Coming with white flat laces, the pair comes with an extra sets of blue and cream colored laces. Along the midfoot, another “N” logo appears in silver with black and gold piping accents, as well as raw leather edges on the midfoot overlays. Rounding out the look is a white Abzorb cushioned midsole with gum accents around the heel, paired to a gum rubber outsole.
The New Balance 2002R Conversations Amongst Us originally released April 15th, 2022 through Joe Freshgoods website, New Balance, and select retailers online and in-store. A restock for the pair is set to go down on April 1st, 2023. Pricing is set at $150 in unisex sizing. To stay updated on release and raffle info for this and other New Balance releases, keep it locked to our Twitter and Mobile App to stay up to date on future releases.
New Balance 2002R "Conversations Amongst Us"
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