{"id":1118083,"date":"2025-12-15T16:00:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1118083"},"modified":"2025-12-15T16:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T13:00:03","slug":"ald-new-balance-991","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1118083","title":{"rendered":"ald new balance 991"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sneaker-post-content sneaker-post-content-ad\">\n<p><strong>Updated December 17th, 2025:<\/strong> Aim\u00e9 Leon Dore has shared early access to their New Balance 991 capsule for select users. The link to purchase can be accessed here. Both the \u201cChocolate\u201d and \u201cCelery\u201d colorways have an MSRP of $280.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sn-gallery-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sn-gallery\">\n<div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"sn-gallery-slider gallery galleryid-1427705 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail\">\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-celery-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Celery 7\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-celery-7\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Chocolate 3\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-3\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-celery-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Celery 6\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-celery-6\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Chocolate 2\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-2\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-celery-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Celery 5\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-celery-5\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Chocolate 1\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-1\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-celery-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Celery 4\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-celery-4\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Chocolate 4\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-4\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-celery-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Celery 3\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-celery-3\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Chocolate 5\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-5\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-celery-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Celery 2\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-celery-2\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Chocolate 6\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-6\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-celery-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Celery 1\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-celery-1\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Chocolate 7\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-7\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sn-gallery-counter\">1 of 14<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sn-gallery-pager\">\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-celery-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Celery 7\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-celery-7\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Chocolate 3\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-celery-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Celery 6\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-celery-6\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Chocolate 2\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-celery-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Celery 5\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-celery-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Chocolate 1\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"6\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-celery-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Celery 4\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-celery-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Chocolate 4\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-celery-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Celery 3\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-celery-3\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-5.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Chocolate 5\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-5\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"10\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-celery-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Celery 2\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-celery-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"11\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-6.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Chocolate 6\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-6\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"12\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-celery-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Celery 1\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-celery-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"13\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"840\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-7.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Chocolate 7\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-chocolate-7\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New Balance 991v2 has fully won over New Balance heads since debuting via a Stone Island collaboration in 2023. Premium materials, premium comfort, and no shortage of standout projects have followed, including a well-received City Pack, Danielle Cathari\u2019s \u201cMatcha,\u201d and most recently a sleeper hit by Australian boutique UP THERE to name a few. Now comes a bit of a twist. New Balance is reconvening with Aim\u00e9 Leon Dore for a collaboration on the original New Balance 991 from 2001, marking the first time we\u2019ve seen the earlier model in two years.<\/p>\n<p>New Balance Made in USA director and ALD founder Teddy Santis recently teased a new style on his Instagram story. The sneaker features a grey mesh base, red leather underlays, and olive-leaning green and brown suede overlays. Another Aim\u00e9 Leon Dore x New Balance 991 appeared earlier this year in the brand\u2019s Fall\/Winter 2025 lookbook, that pair built with a white leather base, red leather underlays, and darker brown suede overlays. Black accents on the midsole, lining, and New Balance logos of the earlier pair confirm that this newly surfaced version is indeed a different colorway and not simply a lighting illusion. It\u2019s currently unclear which styles will see a release, or if one is a sample or scrapped concept.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sn-gallery-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"sn-gallery\">\n<div id=\"gallery-2\" class=\"sn-gallery-slider gallery galleryid-1427705 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail\">\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-brown-red-tan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Brown Red Tan\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-brown-red-tan\"><\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class=\"gallery-item\">\n<dt class=\"gallery-icon portrait\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1499\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aime-leon-dore-new-balance-991-2026-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Aime Leon Dore New Balance 991 2026 2\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1427707\" title=\"aime-leon-dore-new-balance-991-2026-2\"><\/dt>\n<dd class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-2-1427707\"><span> teddysantis\/IG <\/span><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sn-gallery-counter\">1 of 2<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sn-gallery-pager\">\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ald-new-balance-991-brown-red-tan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Ald New Balance 991 Brown Red Tan\" title=\"ald-new-balance-991-brown-red-tan\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"page-link\" data-slide-index=\"1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1499\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/aime-leon-dore-new-balance-991-2026-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Aime Leon Dore New Balance 991 2026 2\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-1427707\" title=\"aime-leon-dore-new-balance-991-2026-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The New Balance 991 has been a flagship Made in England model since its introduction in 2001, designed to be sleeker and more athletic-looking than earlier 99X silhouettes. The 991v2, introduced in 2023, refines that approach even further with a more streamlined, less rounded upper. A common sentiment among New Balance fans is that the original 991 looks better, while the v2 offers improved comfort, though personal preference still rules. That makes ALD\u2019s decision to work with the v1 instead of the v2 somewhat surprising, especially given the momentum the newer version has built over the past few seasons. Still, this is not unfamiliar territory, as ALD previously released two 991 styles back in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>No release information for the Aim\u00e9 Leon Dore x New Balance 991 has been announced as of this writing, but a Spring\/Summer 2026 launch is expected. Note that while the 991v2 tends to run a half size small, the original 991 is generally true to size for most wearers. See detailed images below and stay tuned for further updates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Source URL: https:\/\/sneakernews.com\/2025\/12\/15\/aime-leon-dore-new-balance-991-2026\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Updated December 17th, 2025: Aim\u00e9 Leon Dore has shared early access to their New Balance 991 capsule for select users. The link to purchase can be accessed here. Both the \u201cChocolate\u201d and \u201cCelery\u201d colorways have an MSRP of $280. 1 of 14 The New Balance 991v2 has fully won over New Balance heads since debuting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1118084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[40],"class_list":["post-1118083","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-sneakernews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118083","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1118083"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1118083\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1118084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1118083"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1118083"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1118083"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}