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Kith x United Arrows x New Balance 990v4

I think I can speak for everyone that I am truly grateful to finally have some of these Kith 990's in the collection.

Materials: honestly, out of all the v4's that I currently own, these are made with the highest quality of suede I have seen. My favorite feature is the suede(almost velvet like) on the tongue, idk why, but it's just a really unique and is a nice touch to add the premium feeling given it is a Collab. The majority of the upper consists of a grey suede that is very soft to touch. The underpanels towards the heel is the same velvety/suede that is used on the tongue, but is grey here. The purple panels in the toe area consists of a nice nubuck, while on the back is this pink pebbled nubuck. Overall, Kith did an excellent job on the choice of materials used.

Comfort/Sizing: the 990v4 is a very comfortable model, it's similar to the 990v5 if you were to compare it to something else. It has a squishy feeling while also giving you a stable feel as well. In terms of sizing, I usually go down a half size if possible and I did in this pair and can say that it fits me perfectly.

Overall Opinion: I think the overall quality of materials combined with the comfort of the 990v4 creates a beautiful sneaker. The suede is very premium and has materials on it that you don't usually see on nbs which I feel was a nice touch. With this pack, I think it's awesome that Ronnie has been bringing colorways back from the past because there are a few that I always wish I had grabbed (Daytona) I will say out of the 4 that kith dropped, the v4 is probably my least favorite, but that is soley due to the colors used. My favorites in order would be V3, V2, V1, V4.

If you made it this far, I just wanted to say thank you for taking time out of your night to read my thoughts. I hope everyone has a good night