Kith x New Balance 998 (Broadacre City) "Apricot" & "Chutney": Review & On-Feet 

I'm really surprised there's not more hype for these. I guess not many NB fans are also architecture fans like myself. Also newer NB fans might not know about the 998. But I'm happy to have won the Apricot pair from Kith and am considering getting the Chutney pair I lost since resale is super low. I bet they'd look good mismatched

The Apricot is FIRE 😮truly a great combination of fall colours. The price was the reason why I did not go for them… but I’m starting to regret it, but my wallet is not 😅

Apricot pair came in today for me. Unexpectedly great, especially on feet. I also got the Action Bronson V6s in this week which i was much more excited for - the 998s blow them away. These just fit so well with a variety of outfits.

Both are so 🔥. Im more a fan of the bright colors on the apricot but the way the color blocking is on the chutney is also soo nice. Having the same dilemma, can't decide between the two!

Got the Apricot delivered this weekend and I love them! The box is great, colors are beautiful, materials were nice. I love these and can’t wait to wear them

Thanks for the review, love you bro, you are the best sneaker blogger.

Great review, Sean, as always. Was able to win raffles for both pairs. Having a hard time to decide which one I like better. NB and Ronnie knocked this collab out of the park.

Sean well done for the review. Been into sneakers for a couple of decades, definitely the best overall reviews every time. regarding this release, I decided to go only for 1 colorway due to the expensive retail price and went for the apricot. Now I think that the chutney might be sliightly better mainly because as it was mentioned in the video, the apricots cw is suitable mainly for spring/summer.

Sean thanks for the very nice review. Reminds me of the 997s x Bodega colab- same colour tones and material.

Reviews are always on point bro.

Great review, and agree on the materials. Ronnie knocked it out with these. I was lucky enough to get the Apricot pair at the Scottsdale pop-up, and then hit the Chutney in the raffle. A really great collab, and one of my favorite shoes of 2023 thus far. Love the rope laces!

both colorways are fire! sizing tips are helpful.

I ended up securing both in the raffle. My heart was set on Chutney and I agree, in person I think it gets the edge slightly. The harshness of the toebox colour just pops so nicely, whereas the apricot is a little more harmonious with that shoe's blocking. Common Made in USA dub for quality.

997 and 998 do look so good. Wish we got more of them

I was so lucky to win both in the raffle . Today i received them in the mailI was and I was impressed with both pairs . But the apricot colorway really blew me away 🤯and the winner 🏆 I guess bc I’m a big fan of the hairy suede specially in NBs . Will keep both for sure ! . Once again great review Shan 👌🏼

I decided on the Apricot pair and won the raffle on Kith. Both pairs look good, well done on the video , appreciate you.

The Apricot is crazy! I love this shoe.

Clean. I'll put them on my fall lineup. 🔥Apricot for sure.

I like the less saturated colors on the Apricot. Can't wait for my pairs to get in.

Mine is on route to my house so excited!

I got both pairs of these 998s! One for me and another for my friend. I personally love the chutneys more; they’re great on feet. I think the 998s are my favorite NB silhouette besides the 574s ❤

I love mix matching mine. It’s a Franky Boy Write look!

Man these are fucking beautiful. This is NB and kith doing what they do best.

Managed to W on both. Was thinking about keeping one of them but looks like keepers now!

I initially loved the Chutney, but towards the end of the video, I started to like the Apricot more to be honest. It’s fairly even you can’t go wrong with either

The Chutney pair looks sublime...

Really nice colorways! The 998 model also looks really classic and sporty at same time. I wouldn't dish out more than retail for them, but overall great looking shoes.

Beauties! Chutney are so good! were my fav out the pack!

Both are really lit Sean as always great review🙌 hope to win 1 on the raffle 👌 apricot and the trouser are literally 🔥 great combo imho 👏🙌

Circa 2016 there was an NB release of Made in UK models called the Yard Pack: very similar colorways - absolutely superb.

perfect pair for summer

Apricot pair all the way for me, but both are nice and can be switched up based on the season like you said.

Need these!

I couldn’t decide on these for the raffle, but went for the chutney pair but took and L. I’m gonna go for the release on NB website, but I may have to go with both on these. Thanks Sean for always putting a great perspective on the details, cheers!

Apricot on it's way after the raffle W! Can't wait!

As someone that went TTS, I don't really regret it. I have about a thumbs width of room past my big toe but it's still snug around my foot width wise even though I don't have wide feet.

“Chutney” looks better from my point of view. 998 is my favorite model. But I can't figure out where they've gone. Over the past couple of years, this is almost the first news about 998. Thanks for the review.

I was torn between these two colorways. I entered the raffle for both, and let the app decide haha. It gave me Apricot, which is kinda more my vibe. Thx universe. 😅

Gunning for that chutney joint

I got the Apricot pair, but typically I now feel like I should have gone for the chutney haha. I was unsure what to wear with the apricot pair, but you saying it's a good summer pair made me think, it would look best with shorts

Apricot sold out quicker and seem more limited. Ronnie wore the Apricots to the release day in Japan. But I agree, the chutney pair just has more harmony in the colors. They stood out to me and was happy to cop them retail off Kith.

I like the material blocking on the Chutney pair more, but the Apricot colorway just hits different, especially with the rope laces. Both pairs are fire with the rope laces

tough, i think they are both equally as fire it's hard to pick one colorway over the other so I'm glad I hit on both haha.

Fortunately I was able to get both pairs from kiths raffle as well and when I got them in I was amazed but unfortunately this model doesn’t look right on me 😢

I love these but I’m not getting them anytime soon. So if they’re out of stock, so be it. Hopefully they are generous with new 998 color ways. I haven’t had a pair before, only a collection the 997h.

If anyone is a true to size 6 and got these do they fit tts for you or did you go a half a size down??

prefer the apricots and was chuffed to get a raffle W. feeling the chutneys more and more after your review though!

I figured the heel had to be from the og, since this is the 30 year anniversary, but I couldn't find any pictures to confirm. I got my normal size, which is usually a little snug for some brands but perfect for new balance. I hope the fit isn't an issue.

I only entered raffle for the Apricot pair and I am glad I caught a W, and this is the one I preferred. It’s interesting that the shaggy suede on my pair is more hairy than Salehe’s 990V2, and both the orange and green suede are paler than I expected.

I have a US 7.5 in a 1500. should I go for a US7 in these?

Chutney pair for me!!!

Got the Apricot. 🔥🔥🔥

These clean

What I don't like about the Ronnie crossovers is apparently they don't make em in 12.5. Just 12 or 13. Yet the lapis pair I bought and c notes came in 12.5. But those were my first 2 pairs so I bought 13 thinking they'd fit the same as my Adidas. I still wear them, but there's definitely a little more than my thumbs width of room. So I could continue do that with the apricots and msg ones, but I really want a more perfect fit to really get a sense of how these shoes can feel. It's really unfortunate. I'm wondering if 12 would fit considering how much room I'm saying there is on my size 13's. But I wouldn't want to make a mistake of getting something too small

Unfortunately my chutney pair came with inconsistant panels. One of the fuzzy ones, just wasn't fuzzy at all. What a shame, since I love the colorway otherwise. Now they're sold out and NB can't replace the faulty pair apparently.

Do these new 998s fit any different than older 998s? I recently bought the Premier 998 that came out in 2015, and I heard that pre-2016 998 models run a slight bit longer.

Fire, but I'm saving my money for the 990v6 action bronson collab coming out, way better colorway than the first ones.

Any chance you are gonna review or at least compare the new 998 og grey? ☺😁

Been waiting for years for NB to drop some 998s had to cop now cause I know 6 months from now they’ll be $500 plus

Fortunately I got both, if I would have to decide I would go for the chutney too.

I’m so I missed these on Kith. Are these still coming out generally?

The apricot color is just too good

I’ll go for the chutney pair

Apricot are for me...summertime 👟☀️

I need those apricots

Apricot is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

How do these fit!? Half zip down or true to size

Never seen these on the website

They're going to have another drop of the chutney pair?

What are your thoughts on the new Joe freshgoods 610’s?

Apricot !

Won these twice

I like the color scheme... i've seen them in person and it didn't do a justice on the post that i saw on ronnie feig ig in person lol.

Quality looks awesome, but honestly the same quality that you can also find in other NB's more cheaper line up/collabs. Lack of kith/fieg branding deterred me from copping these

Personally I think the Chutney is more well balanced. And 100% agree on this reminding me of old school classic NB collabs. The colors seem a lot more intentional and well put together than alot of these new mid low effort collabs ** cough * Joe Fresh goods * cough * JJJound *

i love your video from thailand

Couldn’t wait to use the word iconic to describe FLW

I’m curious if the release on NB will have special box

I prefer when you review the shies q at a time. The reviews are more focused these seem all over the place even the 860v2 review

Están bien chingones como decimos acá en México lastima xq acá no llegan todos los modelos

These pairs are so nice

Seems like a lot of people hit both the pairs together. I unfortunately didn’t even hit on one pair at all. Resell again it is.

👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I like them both but I like the chutney more

Can always rely on you for a realistic fit on every shoe.

Way way more of a fan of the 997/998. The only 990 I like are the V2's.

Also, Ronnie needs to hire you as his product photographer so we can get some truth in advertising :)

Chutney

colorway are 🔥 but not a big fan of the model 998.

Both are nice but I would say Chutney

It doesn't look like it's raining outside

The alright 😂

I got a shoe without an insole, am i the only one?

Concepts are way better in my humble opinion

ofc the one i win is restocking on new balance LOL.

I also got both pairs via the Kith Raffle. I agree with your take on the quality of the two pairs. However, it's very hard for me to keep both pairs as the imposed Customs Tax here in the Philippines (around 5,300 PHP/126 SGD/94 USD PER PAIR) adds a huge chunk to my expenses.

Chutney is more wearable imo. Took the Ls on both 😢.

I really like these but these seem like a prime candidate for a new balance “camel-toe box”. I just couldn’t risk it.

5:50 size and fitting

Kith me on the mouth. X