The most unsubtle of teases from Stone Island has given us a proper look at their next upcoming drop with New Balance, with the Furon v8 being front and centre.
When Dave stepped out at the 2025 Santan Cup earlier this year, the crowd didn’t just clock the bars — they clocked the boots. The long-awaited sequel to Stone Island and New Balance’s first football collaboration (fronted by Raheem Sterling back in 2022) had quietly dropped its first hint: a fresh take on NB’s Furon V8, cloaked in olive tones and ready-made for a new chapter of terrace-to-pitch culture. Now, it’s official. The latest Stone Island x New Balance collection is on the way, with a new Furon V8 and an accompanying on-pitch kit, both cut from the same cloth — engineered precision meeting utilitarian design.
From the upper to the sole, the Furon V8 arrives dressed in a tonal olive hue that feels lifted straight from the archive. Half of the outsole is dipped in a metallic silver with a mirror-like finish — a nod to Stone Island’s fascination with surface experimentation and material interplay. The Hypoknit upper is fused with a matte polyurethane film, overlaid with a subtle ripstop texture and 3D-printed tonal logos, creating a layered aesthetic that shifts between understated and technical.
Functional touches hit just as hard: offset lacing for that engineered lockdown, a Speed Ctrl Stud system for faster pivots, and a split-finish soleplate — matte forefoot, chrome-electroplated heel. Even the reflective yarns, woven heel tab, and dual lace sets with co-branded aglets carry that Stone Island philosophy of performance built through precision detail. It’s the boot that Bukayo Saka laced up for England back in June — and it’s every bit as sharp in person.
Alongside the boots comes a full kit drop — jersey, shorts, and socks — all channeling the same khaki palette. This isn’t camouflage in the traditional sense; it’s a study in texture and tone. The polyester jacquard construction uses engineered mesh zones to balance durability with breathability, while bonded seams and taped stitching give it that seamless, utilitarian finish.
Details stay lowkey but luxe: a Stone Island laurel wreath crest, tone-on-tone sponsor graphic, and raised ripstop logos that echo the boot’s construction language. Reflective accents add depth under light — whether it’s floodlights or flash photography — while tonal embroidery ties the whole thing together.
The Stone Island x New Balance Furon V8 collection drops soon. Stay tuned...
