What better way to salute the pain-wracked majesty of Joy Division than strapping on a pair of gleaming white, box fresh running shoes?
These limited edition trainers, designed by Boston-based company New Balance, feature the artwork from the legendary Manchester band's debut Unknown Pleasures - though we're not sure if that album's mood of suffocating despair can really be conveyed via the medium of footwear.
Still, the perfect gift for the miserablist athlete in your life.
4:23 PM | 04/04/2007
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Complete with specially weighted heels to assist the act of hangi... no, that's wrong.
Posted by statetrooper at 4:58 PM | 04/04/2007 | Report Abuse
What bollocks-for-brains thought up that? I assume it's not Boston, England?
Posted by Metatron at 9:01 PM | 04/04/2007 | Report Abuse
best idea ever.... not
Posted by m at 1:00 PM | 12/04/2007 | Report Abuse
I hate this common generalisation that joy division are a miserable band?, There by far my favourite and there songs put nothing but smiles on my face.
adidas have one 35th century trainers for ian brown and other music geniuses so why cant new balance jump on the band wagon?
Posted by gfg at 12:36 PM | 17/04/2007 | Report Abuse
Hooky wants his cut or else
Posted by Tony France at 3:38 PM | 04/05/2007 | Report Abuse
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