New Balance Wmns 237 'Violet Haze Macadamia Nut'
Colorway: Violet Haze/Macadamia Nut · Style code: WS237PC · Release date: May 27, 2023 · Price: $2832 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: New Balance Wmns 237 'Snakeskin' (WS237AWB) · New Balance 237 (Women's) Sneakers (WS237BA) · New Balance Wmns 237 'Rose Water' (WS237CA) · New Balance Wmns 237 'Sea Salt Silver Metallic' (WS237CB) · New Balance Wmns 237 'Black Silver' (WS237CC)
The 237 is not a retro. New Balance introduced it as a new silhouette early in 2021, assembled from pieces of its own archive rather than reissued from any single shoe: proportions borrowed from 1970s runners such as the 320, an outsole pattern taken from the Comp 100, and the suede-and-nylon material mix that era relied on. Building a new number out of old details is how the brand spent the early 2020s, and the approach works because the archive runs deep enough that most buyers cannot pin down exactly what they are looking at. A slim midsole and an N kept at ordinary size make this the least assertive of those heritage-shaped models, which is the point of it. Violet against the cream the palette calls macadamia nut is a soft pairing, put together for a wardrobe rather than for a run.