As the shoe that redefined sneaker price points, the New Balance 1300 was the poised weapon in any monied runner's artillery back in 1985. While the 1300 retired from performance with a certain dignity, it still looks pretty perfect to us, & the quality's intact in these US-made M1300NW versions. From the premium nubuck to the use of that teal colour & a subtle dose of speckling, everyone should own some of these at some point, & this colour way reminded us of the underrated ALIFE editions