You can never have too much of a good thing, and no one knows this better than New Balance, which is blessing the dad shoe universe with another gray 992 sneaker.

In an era of reimagined remakes prone to a few creative liberties, the New Balance Made in USA 992 sticks to its established dad-shoe codes. Which, considering New Balance all but wrote the book on dad-shoe swag, it makes sense that it isn't too keen to switch things up.

If Steve Jobs gives your sneaker his ubiquitous stamp of approval, what do you really need to change?

Regardless of the current state of the dad-shoe world, which has recently started welcoming slimmer silhouettes into the fold, no one can deny the role the New Balance 992 played in starting the elderly shoe era.

First released in 2006, the shoe was a celebration of 100 years of New Balance and represented a fresh direction for New Balance's 99X sneaker series.

It's funny now that the shoe was seen as futuristic for its time, considering a big part of the 992's current appeal is the retro charm inherent to its suede panels and inflatedsole. Father Time comes to collect from us all, and chunky dad shoes are not exempt.

Along with the passage of time comes change, but in the case of the NB 992, turning 20 is all about staying the same.

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