Key Points
- Stone Island and New Balance release the 1890 in two colorways on June 4.
- The pack drops in unisex sizing at Stone Island and NewBalance.com.
- "Covert Green" (U1890ST) pairs olive ripstop mesh with weathered ABZORB pods.
- "Deep Forest" (U1890SI) goes all-green with cream side-N accents and a black suede heel.
Stone Island built its name on coated fabrics, the compass badge, and a garment-dyeing process treated like a trade secret. New Balance built the 1890 as a heritage runner with ABZORB cushioning and an unhurried silhouette. The collaboration dropping June 4 fuses the two: a military-issue design language laid over a shoe that was already comfortable being unglamorous.
Two colorways, one utility palette
The pair arrives in "Covert Green" (style code U1890ST) and "Deep Forest" (U1890SI). "Covert Green" runs an olive-tinted ripstop mesh base with synthetic tear-drop overlays in khaki and off-white, suede wrapping the heel, and weathered yellow ABZORB pods aged to look like they have already logged miles. "Deep Forest" deepens the green across the ripstop upper, with cream accents on the side "N," the Stone Island compass badge, a shaggy black suede heel, and woven green laces.
Both release June 4 in unisex sizing through Stone Island's site and NewBalance.com. Pricing has not been officially confirmed; the standard 1890 retails around $180.
The 1890 as a collab platform
New Balance has spent the last few years turning archival numbers into collaboration vehicles — the 1906, the 990 line, and the Made-in-USA runners that fuel partnerships like the Aimé Leon Dore Gator capsule. The 1890 is a newer entry in that rotation, and handing it to Stone Island signals New Balance is comfortable letting an outside design house dictate the whole aesthetic rather than restyling an existing colorway.
The timing is not incidental. New Balance is leaning into a World Cup summer, and a muted, field-ready green pack reads as quietly on-theme without a single flag or federation logo. Stone Island's restraint does the talking.
Source: Sneaker Bar Detroit
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