Comme des Garçons Homme x New Balance 860v2 – Grey

The dad shoe is a category that exists because of a misunderstanding that turned out to be correct. Running shoes of this generation were built by engineers solving support problems, and the shapes that resulted, wide, layered, panelled, slightly graceless, were never styled at all. Two decades later that unstyled quality is exactly what makes them wearable, because a shoe that was never designed to look like anything does not date the way a designed one does. The 860v2 is a clean example: suede panels over a mesh base, which is the classic construction of the period and the reason these shoes hold their shape, since suede has body where mesh has none and the panels are effectively the structure. The cushioning is named in the maker's own terms, Nergy for comfort and ABZORB for support. Grey, made in Vietnam.

Sizing and dimensions

Held on a US numeric run. We hold no width and no last information. A shoe of this generation is cut generously through the forefoot compared with a modern low-profile trainer, which is a general observation about the period rather than a measurement of this pair. Please ask us and we will check them with you.

We wanted the version of this shoe that had not been redesigned to look like a collaboration, and this one has been left alone. The changes are quiet and the shoe underneath is the shoe.

Comme des Garçons Homme has consistently chosen athletic partners whose products it does not need to alter much.

We do not hold composition figures for this shoe. What we can name: suede, mesh, and cushioning, given as Nergy and ABZORB. Made in Vietnam. Color: Grey.

With the Homme Cargo Jeans, cuffs open, which is the proportion this shoe was built under. With the Homme Nylon Trousers. Under the Homme Heavy Weight Black Hoodie.

Suede and mesh want opposite things, which is why a shoe like this is never machine washed. Brush the suede dry with a suede brush and keep it away from water, since water marks suede and the mark sets. Clean the mesh separately and gently. Keep the whole shoe away from heat, which unseats adhesives. Our care guidance covers the rest, including how to handle an object made of more than one material.

The Homme Plus x Nike low-top is built on a mesh base, and the x Salomon XT-6 Expanse Platform is a platform version of a trail shoe. Everything we carry from Comme des Garçons is listed together.