Alex Carter
Alex has written for Vanity Fair, Barrons, Bloomberg and Condé…
The king of kicks: the iconic 1400 sneaker (originally launched in 1994), in never-before-seen custom colors that the J.Crew design team cooked up in collaboration with the athletic shoe sovereign New Balance. (Translation: You won’t find these versions anywhere else.) After years of being available only in Japan, the model’s stateside rerelease has also been a cause célèbre among connoisseurs. Each pair is crafted in the USA in premium American-made suede at New Balance’s Skowhegan, Maine, factory. Run, don’t walk—these will go fast. (Buy at J.Crew)
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Alex Carter
Alex has written for Vanity Fair, Barrons, Bloomberg and Condé Nast Traveler.