New Balance Turns a Pro Skate Shoe Into a Tasty "Breakfast" Flex

A skate shoe named after a drink. The 417 is not the New Balance people queue for, which is precisely why it is still buyable at retail.

By the Saikou desk · 07 Nov 2026 · Highsnobiety ↗

New Balance Turns a Pro Skate Shoe Into a Tasty "Breakfast" Flex — Photograph: Highsnobiety·original story

New Balance's Numeric line does the unglamorous work: reinforced toe boxes, elastic straps, ABZORB underfoot, colourways named after breakfast. The 417 has never been a resale object and probably never will be, and that is a feature — you can buy the pair you actually want in the size you actually wear. The 990 and 2002R families are where the brand's premium pricing lives; the skate line is where the value does.

New Balance has 119 live asks on the shelf today; these 3 run $40–$85. None of them is claimed to be the exact piece in the story — check size, condition and colourway on each row before you buy.

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