Hanon Flying Club | Hanon x New Balance x Ventile

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Once again UK's Hanon is getting together with New Balance and presenting an impressive project in collaboration with thesneaker brand and Ventile - the Hanon Flying Club.
Entitled The Flying Club, their latest venture is a special releaseof an archiverunning shoe complete with customised upper. Followingtheir previous collaboration with New Balance, they have lookedagain to expand the boundaries of materialapplications on some oftheir favourite running shoes. This time round they
have sourced a superior old school technical fabric by Britishcompany Ventile.

Ventile is a densely woven, 100% cotton all weather material. Itoriginated in the 1930s and came to prominence during World WarII when it was manufactured especially for flying suits due to itsunique waterproofing properties. Throughout the years Ventile hasdeveloped into a superior performance fabric and as well as acontinued military association it has provided technical outerwearfor explorers such as Sir Ranulph Fiennes during expeditions ofMount Everest and the Antarctic.

The Flying Club harks back to the early New Balance silhouettes ofyester year.Comprising of two models, each one has a customisedupper and features detailing that is unique only to this release.They have drawn influence from the simple aesthetic of the 70s and80s styles and reintroduced some of the old school touches theyfelt would reflect and compliment the heritage of Ventile.

Both the Ventile fabric and footwear are made in the United Kingdomand assembled with the finest materials sourced worldwide. Specialfeatures include a single piece N, bound and unbagged vintage meshtongue, aged EVA midsole unit, bespoke tongue label, old schoolcotton laces and original polyurethane collar lining.
The outcome is the M670 Tornado and the M670 Spitfire. Each shoe islimited to 150 pieces worldwide. Hanon is looking for a releasetowards the end of August. We will keep you posted on the release.
Now head on after the jump to get a detailed look at both models.