New Balance teams up with Queens-based fashion brand Aime Leon Dore to revamp the 550 silhouette, which was first released in 1990, in this New Balance 550 Aime Leon Dore Taupe Suede. Featuring New Balance’s round-toe design, this New Balance 550 has a hairy suede, an afterglow-colored overlay on the mudguard preceding a textured canvas in a warm sand hue on the upper. The eye stay is uncluttered with a seamless finish, punched eyelets, and white woven laces. The tongue is white and is adorned by Aime Leon Dore and New Balance logos. The cut-in New Balance "N" branding takes center stage on the suede quarter panels. This shoe rests on a sail, branded midsole, and grey 100% rubber outsole. What makes the New Balance 550 Aime Leon Dore Taupe Suede stand out? Among our favorite qualities of this shoe is its vintage façade. The embossed logos on the counter and plastic heel stabilizers make the taupe colorway more classic. This shoe retailed at $130 when it was released on May 8th, 2023.