New Balance's ascendant streetwear style features throwbacks, like this 9060 in Butterscotch, to provide versatility and comfort expected from a dad shoe without the ridiculous hype, assecorizing, and contempt associated with high-end retail houses, such as Balenciaga. Retro late-90s design dresses up the ultralight, ultra-modern ABZORB and SBS cushion. 
 
The tendency to base clothing choices around a sneaker becomes moreso a matter of matching logos than making a statement. The nebulous appeal of New Balance works to this end by telling the brain, "Everything belongs right here. You don't need to overthink it."