New Balance 550 “Astro Dust” (BB550STF)

Wit vormt hier de basis, rustig en clean, en juist daardoor valt de Astro Dust op: een zachte, stoffige rozetint die over de panelen en de grote N loopt. Die mix geeft de 550 iets ingetogens en tegelijk eigenwijs — niet schreeuwerig, wel meteen herkenbaar. Waar veel witte sneakers vlak blijven, brengt dat mauve-achtige accent diepte en warmte, alsof het licht er net iets zachter op valt. De BB550STF houdt het silhouet strak en laag, met de typische court-lijnen die dit model groot maakten.

Voor de kenner is dit een variant die je moeiteloos draagt: het wit maakt 'm veelzijdig, het Astro Dust zorgt dat je niet in de massa verdwijnt. Combineer 'm met een rechte spijkerbroek en een crèmekleurige trui, dan komt de rozetint subtiel terug in je outfit. Of houd het juist contrastrijk met zwart, zodat het accent er extra uitspringt. Zo'n lage snit die zich in de zomer net zo thuis voelt als in het tussenseizoen, en 's ochtends nooit te veel gedoe kost.

BrandNew Balance
ModelNew Balance 550
StylecodeBB550STF
Suited forUnisex
Release date

Price distribution New Balance 550

We compare this sneaker's price with the 312 other adult versions of the New Balance 550 that we track. At a lowest price of €62 this colorway is cheaper than 87% of those 312 versions. The group median sits at €95, with resale outliers up to €1.124. The chart shows exactly where this sneaker falls — the black marker — among all the others.

We 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 1 Sep 2026.

Hypescore × price

Hype doesn't have to be expensive. Each dot is a New Balance 550 colorway (of the 312 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 39). 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 · 39 GSv

CHARGING39GSv

This sneaker scores 39 GSv (CHARGING). The community rated it 10.0/10 — 5 votes, of which 100% Grail. The Hypescore weighs those votes together with resale movement, search demand and scarcity into this single number. How the Hypescore works →