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The Daddiest New Balance Kicks To Gift Daddy

Spoil the Dad with the absolute Dad item.

By Charmaine Tan

June 12, 2025

The countdown to Father’s Day is coming quick, and if you’ve not thought about how to celebrate this special day with the pops, we’d like to propose a New Balance-endorsed affair that the both of you might like.

Dad sneakers have been on everyone’s radar for quite a while, beloved by both men and women for one sole reason — comfort. That’s in every sense of the word; it’s easy to dress up or down and built to weather through all ranges of motion — be it to-and-fro between home and office, or for walks and runs through parks or outside your house.

But it’s also the perfect way to subtly hint at your knowledge of the cool-kids-only, collab-backed sneaker-verse — if that’s what you (or your dad) are on about. Even if you both aren’t, the diverse catalogue of silhouettes span miles now, and the way we are able to integrate and interpret these kicks with our own styling sensibilities has evolved tremendously with the convergence of streetwear and luxury — of which big props should be credited to New Balance.

Arguably the synonym for “dad sneaker”, the connoisseur of the grey (or intentionally off-white) sneaker has made the sneaker a silhouette we can’t miss out in life. And what better way to show how cool and versatile this colour (and every other shade) and footwear style can be with a surprise daddy-and-me shopping trip, whether your dad is a fashion freak (just like us), that chill guy, active, actually active, or alternative to any of the stereotypes we’ve named. See here our picks for the daddiest dad shoes to gift dad.