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Miu Miu and New Balance Rework the RC150 With Toe-Tied Laces

Name: Miu Miu x New Balance RC150SKU: TBCRelease Date: February 2027Entering its fifth year of collaborative partnership, Miu Miu and New Balance have reunited to debut a fresh reinterpretation of the RC150 racing sneaker, which recently previewed on the French fashion house's Spring/Summer 2027 runway in Paris.Originally launched by New Balance in the late 1990s, the RC150 was conceived as a high-performance road-racing shoe celebrated for its groundbreaking, ultra-lightweight 150-gram construction. Today, vintage iterations of the model are exceptionally rare and hard to find. In the hands of Miu Miu, the heritage runner has been playfully subverted and decontextualized, transforming the familiar athletic silhouette into an unexpected, high-fashion statement piece with an effortless attitude.The collaborative New Balance x Miu Miu RC150 is heavily deconstructed, featuring a malleable technical mesh upper that is disrupted by prominent contrast zigzag embroidery across its entirety. Ensuring agility and everyday comfort, the extremely lightweight upper is paired with a flexible UltraLight sole. Adding a touch of the collaboration's signature irreverence, the sneakers are finished with interchangeable laces that are loosely knotted at the toe through external loops, encouraging individual personalization.Drawing direct inspiration from the original shoe's late-1990s origins, the collection's color palette offers both soft, muted tones and bold, vibrant iterations — including a striking, highly visible blue and bright yellow makeup showcased during the runway presentation. The exclusive footwear capsule is slated to arrive at selected Miu Miu boutiques and online in February 2027.Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast