Stone Island and New Balance are picking up where they left off with the 574 Ghost — the stealthy, texture-first silhouette that first arrived in September as a footwear extension of Stone Island’s Ghost line. That line has always been about refinement through restraint: monochromatic finishes, minimal visual noise, and a kind of quiet obsession with materials doing all the talking.
This new chapter (the pair’s second drop of the 574 Ghost) doubles down on that idea by making the shoe feel even more “sealed” and uniform. The big move: the midsole gets wrapped in suede, creating a continuous, tonal surface from top to bottom — less traditional sneaker, more sculpted object. Alongside that, visible overlays are removed, and the upper is reworked into dimensioned lines that the article compares to the volume of a puffer jacket rather than a classic runner.
Comfort is treated as part of the silhouette’s identity too. The design adds extra padding across the tongue, collar, and instep, while an EVA foam setup is positioned as everyday-friendly cushioning — the kind of tech you actually feel when you’re wearing them all day, not just something you read on a spec sheet.
Finishing it off is the collaboration’s signature stamp: the lateral engraving reading “STONE ISLAND PRODUCT RESEARCH”, which frames the shoe less as a one-off collab and more as a continuing experiment in form and texture. The update lands in three new colourways, releasing 11 March via the Stone Island online store and select retailers.
Photos: Stone Island / New Balance