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"New Balance debuted the 550 basketball trainer in 1989, just nine years after TOWER first opened its doors to London’s footwear community. It served as a lower-cut alternative to the 650, another style a New York fashion-house has played a vital role in re-launching more recently. In fact, both were designed and handled by Mr Steven Smith himself, the great mind behind a number of landmark New Balance, Reebok and Fila styles amongst others..." 
"New Balance debuted the 550 basketball trainer in 1989, just nine years after TOWER first opened its doors to London’s footwear community. It served as a lower-cut alternative to the 650, another style a New York fashion-house has played a vital role in re-launching more recently. In fact, both were designed and handled by Mr Steven Smith himself, the great mind behind a number of landmark New Balance, Reebok and Fila styles amongst others..."