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Another heavy hitter from the Boston brand's archives, the New Balance 480 is slated to have a big year! After the success of the 550 and 650 silhouettes, the NB480 is the latest sneaker which has been given a modern update. First released in 1983, this silhouette began its life as a basketball sneaker with a strong heritage. There are rumours that this model was in fact the one worn by Michael Jordan in an iconic photoshoot which inspired the Jumpman logo we all know today. Although this has never been confirmed, the photos show a very similar silhouette.

However, thanks to New Balance's Numeric division, it's skaters who you'll often see wearing this silhouette now. This shouldn't come as a surprise as we often see skaters adopting basketball shoes due to the cushioning and comfort technology packed into them. In 2023, the one and only Andrew Reynolds released his own colourway of this shoe and since then the hype has been building for more releases.