Since receiving his first New Balance Numeric pro model in 2023 after a decade signed to the label, London skater Tom Knox has racked up a collaboration with sponsor Krooked and more than a dozen in-line styles. Now, his Numeric 600 sneaker is getting a collaboration with the skate series he helped kick start. The Atlantic Drift x New Balance Numeric Tom Knox 600 is a full circle moment for the celebrated English skater. Knox was one of the featured skaters in Atlantic Drift’s first video from 2017 and since, the Jacob Harris-shot series has expanded from a European-based venture to a full-on global skate phenomenon. To date, the Thrasher magazine-hosted series has now released 17 episodes in locales ranging from Hawaii to Istanbul. Atlantic Drift’s oceanic aesthetic comes to life on the New Balance Numeric Tom Knox 600 through various marine life details, most notably references to the skate series’ recurring jellyfish mascot. A jellyfish graphic is seen on the translucent outsole and the insole, but its most prominent feature is at the tongue badge, which is filled with liquid and features small jellyfish floating in a snow globe-like encasement. Tom Knox with his Atlantic Drift x New Balance Numeric 600 collaboration.
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