New Balance are celebrating America’s history of adventure and craftmanship with the Made in USA New Balance 998 Connoisseur “Explore by Sea” Collection, and although it is late to hit the UK, in our opinion, it’s one of the best colourways to feature on a 998 in a while, so boy was it worth the wait.

This pair comes dressed in a premium grey and navy upper of suede and mesh, with subtle “nautical accents”, and is all sat on top of the traditional Abzorb midsole.

To finish off the shoe, and tie in with the theme (quite literally), the New Balance 998CSEF comes complete with a pair of rope laces, no, not the rope laces you’re used to, but laces made from actual rope.

Grab your pair of New Balance 998CSEF from HANON here.