The Kith x New Balance 993 Madison Square Garden is a collaboration built around three elements deeply linked to New York: Kith, New Balance, and Madison Square Garden. Released on November 3, 2025, it brings the Made in USA 993 silhouette in two official colorways, Ancient Scroll / Grey Matter and Navy / Princess Blue.
Both utilize premium suede, mesh, orange and blue accents, and co-branding details dedicated to the Garden. The two versions are often nicknamed “Home” and “Away” for their contrast between light and dark bases, although these are not the official names used by Kith.
The result is a sneaker that blends the technical tradition of the New Balance 993 with the sporting and urban culture of Manhattan, transforming “The World’s Most Famous Arena” into one of the most recognizable footwear projects developed by Ronnie Fieg in 2025.
Kith, New Balance, and Madison Square Garden: how the collaboration was born
The partnership did not start as an isolated project.
Ronnie Fieg, founder and CEO of Kith, has built a very close relationship over the years with both New Balance and New York, often using sneakers as a tool to tell the stories of the city's places and institutions.
Madison Square Garden represents this approach perfectly. The Manhattan arena is simultaneously linked to basketball, hockey, concerts, and pop culture, and is one of New York's most recognizable landmarks.
Kith had already collaborated with Madison Square Garden prior to 2025. For this new edition, however, the trio chose a particularly significant silhouette within the New Balance catalog: the Made in USA 993.
Why is Madison Square Garden so important to New York?
Madison Square Garden is not just a sports arena.
It is home to the NBA’s New York Knicks and the NHL’s New York Rangers, but over the years it has also hosted boxing matches, wrestling, concerts, and some of the most important events in American culture.
Its location in the heart of Manhattan and the role it has accumulated over the decades have earned it the nickname “The World’s Most Famous Arena.”
For a brand born in New York like Kith, using the Garden as a reference means working on something that belongs directly to the identity of the city.
Who is Ronnie Fieg?
Behind Kith is Ronnie Fieg, one of the most important names in the modern transformation of sneaker and streetwear retail.
Even before the birth of Kith, Fieg had built a reputation through footwear collaborations and a strong knowledge of product.
In 2011, he founded Kith in New York, progressively developing a universe that includes retail, apparel, footwear, hospitality, and partnerships with some of the world's most important brands.
Collaborations have represented a fundamental part of the Kith philosophy from the start, and New Balance is one of the partners Fieg has worked with most frequently.
The history of the New Balance 993
The New Balance 993 was originally introduced in 2008.
According to New Balance, the model was born by combining elements from the previous 991 and 992, with the goal of creating a cleaner silhouette and perfecting the ABZORB cushioning already used on the 99X family.
The 993 therefore originated as a performance sneaker, but over time it has become one of the symbols of the New Balance Made in USA aesthetic.
The mix of mesh and suede, the robust shape, and the high level of comfort allow the sneaker to transition from running to lifestyle without losing its technical identity.
What does New Balance Made in USA mean?
The 993 belongs to New Balance’s Made in USA line.
According to the brand, Made in USA footwear products contain at least 70% American domestic value and represent a limited portion of New Balance's overall sales in the United States.
Premium construction is one of the reasons why the 993 is frequently chosen for high-end collaborations.
In the Kith x Madison Square Garden project, we find mesh, premium suede, dedicated embroidery, and personalized details, while maintaining the silhouette’s original technical structure.
Kith x New Balance 993 Ancient Scroll / Grey Matter
The first colorway is officially named Ancient Scroll / Grey Matter, SKU U993MS.
The sneaker uses a very light base composed of bright blue mesh, cream and gray-toned suede, and a two-tone midsole.
The element that immediately catches the eye is the large orange “N” logo, bordered in blue.
Orange and blue inevitably recall the visual identity of the New York Knicks and Madison Square Garden, but they are integrated within a much more neutral construction.
It is precisely this balance between a light base and sporty accents that led many fans to nickname it “Home.”
Details of the 993 Ancient Scroll
The Ancient Scroll contains numerous details specific to the collaboration.
On the tongue, we find the classic New Balance Made in USA embroidery, while the number 993 appears on the collar.
The heel features dedicated co-branding, while the insoles showcase personalized graphics that unite Kith, New Balance, and Madison Square Garden.
The sneaker is also supplied with additional lace options, allowing for a slight adjustment to the color balance of the model.
Kith x New Balance 993 Navy / Princess Blue
The second version instead uses the official Navy / Princess Blue colorway and the SKU U993MG.
This time, the sneaker starts with a much darker base, with navy and black suede paired with blue mesh panels.
The large orange “N” logo creates a much stronger contrast against the upper.
The palette is therefore more aggressive and nocturnal compared to the Ancient Scroll, which is why it is frequently identified in the sneaker market as the “Away” version.
Once again, however, the official naming used by Kith remains Navy / Princess Blue.
Ancient Scroll vs Navy: which changes the 993 the most?
The two sneakers share virtually the same structure and the same branding system.
What changes is mainly how the colors are perceived.
The Ancient Scroll uses light tones that make the blue mesh and orange logo stand out, maintaining an aesthetic closer to traditional gray and cream New Balance shoes.
The Navy instead takes the project in a much darker and more urban direction, bringing out the contrast between blue and orange more prominently.
It is therefore possible to read the two colorways as two complementary interpretations of the same concept without needing to establish which one is necessarily superior.
The technology of the New Balance 993
The collaboration maintains the technical features that made the 993 famous.
The midsole uses ABZORB, a technology designed to absorb impacts through a combination of cushioning and compression resistance.
New Balance also uses ACTEVA to offer flexible support, while the outsole incorporates Ndurance rubber in high-wear areas.
The 993 was originally developed as a performance model, and it is precisely this technical foundation that still allows it today to function very well as a lifestyle sneaker for daily use.
Why did Kith choose the New Balance 993?
The choice of the 993 works particularly well for a project dedicated to New York.
The New Balance 99X family has become deeply linked over the years to the East Coast street style and an aesthetic made of technical runners worn even outside of a sporting context.
The 993 also combines a strong heritage identity with a design that is neutral enough to be reinterpreted through colors and materials without losing recognizability.
For Kith, it is therefore an ideal base: technical enough to tell the New Balance story, and lifestyle enough to function within the universe of Ronnie Fieg’s brand.
When were the Kith x New Balance 993 Madison Square Garden released?
Kith opened the raffles for both colorways on October 31, 2025, closing on November 2.
The global release took place on November 3, 2025, through the Kith Monday Program.
Limited quantities were distributed at select Kith stores, Kith.com, EU.Kith.com, CA.Kith.com, and through the Kith App.
The U.S. retail price indicated for both versions was $220.
Kith x New Balance 993 Madison Square Garden: SKUs and colorways
- Ancient Scroll / Grey Matter – SKU U993MS
- Navy / Princess Blue – SKU U993MG
- Release: November 3, 2025
- USA Retail: $220
- Construction: New Balance Made in USA 993
- Materials: mesh and premium suede
- Technology: ABZORB, ACTEVA, and Ndurance outsole
- Branding: Kith, New Balance, and Madison Square Garden
The connection to the New York Knicks
Although the collaboration is officially presented as a Kith x New Balance for Madison Square Garden project, the connection to the New York Knicks is obvious.
The combination of orange and blue immediately belongs to the imagery of the basketball team that plays at the Garden.
During the same period, Kith also presented its annual collection dedicated to the New York Knicks, accompanied by the fourth edition of Kith Night at Madison Square Garden.
On November 5, 2025, the Garden hosted the Knicks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves game as part of a Kith activation developed directly within the arena.
The 993s are therefore part of a much larger ecosystem built around the relationship between Kith, basketball, and New York.
Kith and New Balance: a collaboration that has lasted for years
The relationship between Ronnie Fieg and New Balance long precedes this release.
Over the years, Kith has reinterpreted numerous silhouettes from the American brand, working on models belonging to the 99X family and other New Balance sneakers.
What makes many of these collaborations recognizable is the use of sophisticated palettes and premium materials without completely transforming the original silhouette.
This philosophy is also evident in the MSG 993: the New Balance design remains clearly readable, while the concept is built through colors, materials, and small branding details.
Why are the 993 Madison Square Garden interesting even without the hype?
The value of the project does not depend solely on the fact that it is a limited release.
The sneakers connect three entities with very precise identities: Kith as a New York brand, New Balance as a symbol of American running heritage, and Madison Square Garden as a cultural institution of the city.
The collaboration therefore works even without needing to present it as a future investment or as a sneaker destined to increase in price.
Its appeal arises primarily from the coherence between the place, the product, and the collaborators.
How much are the Kith x New Balance 993 MSG worth today?
After the retail release, both colorways naturally entered the secondary market.
However, the price is not fixed and can change significantly depending on size, availability, and demand.
Differences between the Ancient Scroll and Navy versions can also vary over time based on the most requested sizes.
For this reason, it is more useful to compare the current price of your size against the original retail price of $220 rather than using a single general quote.
Where can you buy the Kith x New Balance 993 Madison Square Garden?
The Kith release of November 2025 has concluded, and today the two sneakers are found mainly through remaining stock and the secondary market.
On ResellZone, you can check the available sizes of the New Balance 993 Kith Madison Square Garden Ancient Scroll, SKU U993MS.
The New Balance 993 Kith Madison Square Garden Navy, SKU U993MG, is also available, depending on the sizes in the catalog.
Why this collaboration tells the story of New York well
The Kith x New Balance 993 Madison Square Garden manages to tell the story of New York without printing skylines or monuments on the sneaker.
The reference comes through more subtle elements: Madison Square Garden, the orange and blue colors, Ronnie Fieg’s relationship with the city, and a New Balance silhouette deeply linked to American aesthetics.
Ancient Scroll and Navy interpret the same project through two opposite atmospheres—one brighter and one darker—while maintaining the main codes of the collaboration identical.
It is precisely this coherence that makes the Kith x New Balance 993 Madison Square Garden a successful project: it is not a sneaker that uses New York as mere graphics, but a collaboration born from the meeting of entities that are truly part of the city’s culture.
