The New Balance 990v6 for little kids brings big impact to small feet with the ease on and off of hook and loop closure. The New Balance 990's original designers were tasked with creating the single best running shoe on the market. The finished product more than lived up to its billing. For avid runners and ahead of the curve tastemakers alike, the 990 was a mark of quality and superior taste. There have been updates to the design since '82, but the 990's aspirational status symbol aura has never changed. Simply put, the 990 is the shoe so good, that NB never stopped making it.