A night to mix leftovers, illustrations, and conversation. FOOTDISTRICT and New Balance turned the presentation of the new 993 colorways into a participatory dinner where every gesture became part of a collective story.
The idea emerged after Thanksgiving: leftovers capture the best of a meal and invite creativity to turn them into something new. So why not make them the core concept of the event? Leftovers was about mixing, reusing, and playing with what already exists. The NB993 might feel familiar — it was created in 2008 as an updated, lighter version of the 992. Not exactly made from leftovers, but certainly a creative way to evolve a design. So the presentation needed to follow the same logic: no fireworks, more like a group of friends getting together to finish what’s left from the night before.
The table wasn’t set; it was intervened. Instead of perfect tablecloths, it was covered with original illustrations by Trazas that guests could take home. Everyone served themselves, building their plate in their own way, blurring the line between host and audience. The photographer and the DJ moved around like any other guest, weaving through the FOOTDISTRICT team and New Balance friends. The motto lingered in the air: “If I make it, I eat it.”
By the end of the night, each guest took home a personalized food container filled with leftovers — a tangible extension of the experience, inviting them to relive it the next day when opening the fridge. A shared suspicion: somewhere, in some kitchen, as those leftovers are reheated, the conversation about the 993 is still going.
