£200
Boston-based label New Balance's navy and white 992 trainers – originally released in 2006 for the label's 100th anniversary – are manufactured in one of its New England factories. Crafted from cutaway panels of leather and suede overlapping mesh uppers, they rest on shock absorbent ABZORB® foam midsoles, then are hallmarked with the label's N logos on each sidewall.
A classic on the sportswear scene that started out selling arch supports to police officers and waiters in the early 1900s, New Balance has re-emerged as a fashion must-have in recent years and, with stylish collaborations from J.Crew to Stone Island, the iconic sneakers are going nowhere.