New Balance 990v6 “Made in USA – Purple” (U990PP6)
| Brand | New Balance |
| Model | New Balance 990 |
| Designer | Scott Hull |
| Color | Purple |
| Stylecode | U990PP6 |
| Suited for | Unisex |
| Release date |
New Balance 990v6 “Made in USA – Purple” (U990PP6)
Paars is hier de hoofdrol, en het staat de 990v6 verrassend goed. De bovenkant speelt met verschillende tinten paars, van diep tot iets zachter, met koelere accenten die de kleur laten ademen in plaats van schreeuwen. Suède overlays geven de schoen karakter en een premium hand, en dat zachte materiaal houdt bovendien netjes zijn vorm — even afvegen en je bent weer klaar. Daartussen zorgt mesh voor luchtige panelen, zodat je voet koel blijft als de dag langer duurt dan gepland. Wie de code leest, herkent 'm meteen: U990PP6, Made in USA en dus met die typische zorgvuldigheid in elkaar gezet.
Onder je voet doet de vertrouwde ENCAP-middenzool het werk. Die geeft de 990-lijn zijn stevige, ondersteunende basis, waardoor je stappen netjes worden opgevangen en je uren kunt doorlopen zonder dat je voeten gaan mopperen. Combineer 'm met een strakke jeans en een grijze hoodie en het paars doet precies genoeg: opvallen zonder te overdrijven.
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Price distribution New Balance 990
We compare this sneaker's price with the 119 other adult versions of the New Balance 990 that we track. At a lowest price of $137 this colorway is cheaper than 69% of those 119 versions. The group median sits at $185, with resale outliers up to $672. The chart shows exactly where this sneaker falls — the black marker — among all the others.
PriciestNew Balance 990v2 Kithstrike Rose Rose (M990K2)$672We always compare the lowest price a colorway is currently on sale for somewhere: the cheapest entry point, usually for one specific size. The comparison stays within the same age group, because a kids size (TD/PS/GS) is priced differently than an adult size. Because the price varies per size, your size may come out a little higher. To keep the comparison fair we leave out the most and least expensive two percent — the resale outliers, and the price axis is logarithmic so both the cheap and the pricey end stay readable. We refresh the numbers several times a day; last update 11 Sep 2026.
Hypescore × price
Hype doesn't have to be expensive. Each dot is a New Balance 990 colorway (of the 119 with a Hypescore): the further right, the more hype, and the higher a dot sits, the cheaper the sneaker. This sneaker is the photo with the red ring (Hypescore 45). Below the RRP they're called meltdowns: top-left the quiet price meltdowns (cheap, but little attention yet), top-right the radiating meltdowns — lots of hype and well below retail, the hottest deals. Above the RRP sit the grails: bottom-right the radiating grails (loved and pricey), and bottom-left the potential grails — pricey with little hype. That can simply be too expensive, but it's often where fresh drops and collabs appear that are too new to have gathered grail votes; their hype still has to build.
Hypescore · 45 GSv
This sneaker scores 45 GSv (CHARGING). The community rated it 7.0/10 — 3 votes, of which 67% Grail. The Hypescore weighs those votes together with resale movement, search demand and scarcity into this single number. How the Hypescore works →







