Key Points
- The New Balance Made in UK 991v2 "Sea Glass" (U991BB2) releases in July for $270.
- It pairs soft light-green suede with contrasting green-gray mesh.
- The 991v2 is the v2 update to New Balance's English-made 991 flagship.
- It sells through NewBalance.com and select retailers.
New Balance keeps mining the quiet end of the color wheel, and the latest Made in UK 991v2 is the proof. The "Sea Glass" colorway (style code U991BB2) arrives in July through NewBalance.com and select retailers for $270 — premium money for a premium-made shoe.
The palette is the pitch. A soft light-green suede covers the toe, overlays, side panels and heel, offset by a green-gray mesh running through the toe box, collar and midfoot. It's a tonal, washed-out take on green — closer to weathered sea glass than anything loud — and it slots neatly into the run of muted, earthy Made in UK 991v2 colorways New Balance has leaned on, from "Mineral Green" to "Grape Sorbet."
The 991 has quietly become New Balance's status silhouette, and the Made in UK line is why. Built in England rather than the Asian factories that produce the brand's mass-market models, the Made in UK 991v2 carries the craft premium that justifies the $270 sticker — the same logic behind New Balance's American-made premium tier, like the Kith x New Balance Made-in-USA 99X pack. Two countries, one strategy: charge more, make less, let the "Made in" stamp do the talking.
It's also a reminder of how thoroughly the 991 has crossed from running relic to fashion object. A decade ago this was a runner's orthopedic afterthought; now a muted-green suede 991v2 at $270 is a quiet-luxury flex, the kind of shoe that signals taste precisely because it doesn't shout. "Sea Glass" isn't trying to be a grail — it's trying to be the pair you reach for without thinking, and that's exactly the point.
Source: Sneaker Bar Detroit, Sneaker News
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