New Balance Classics

574

Unisex

I'm really disappointed because the website said it runs small and to order a half size up, but that wasn't the case, these fit true to size and so the pair I ordered was too big and now my true size is out of stock.

I have a wide toe box and narowish heel and these shoes fit great - I wore them for 8 hours right out of the box with no problems.

In the spring I bought a pair of 574 shoes that I wore daily for a walking-intensive summer (350 miles, according to my watch). I loved them, but wanted a more universal color. I ordered the pink, which look lovely at first glance… until I put them on. They are significantly shorter and narrower through the toe box than the red pair. I now see that my beloved pair was U574v2 while these are U574v1. There’s no explanation for why they’re different, but they definitely are. I’m debating whether to go for another of the v2 pairs or if I should reorder these a full size larger.

My size is a 7 medium. However, this New Balance Classics U574v1 did not conform to my size7 medium. It was too small for my foot.

I have 8 pairs of 574s and have been wanting true orange. I bought the orange, but these are not true orange—not like the pictures. The mesh is orange but the suede is more like salmon pink. Also, the foam lining in the tongue is exposed and the suede around the heel is distressed (which are pictured if you look closely but I missed it). They might grow on me, but they weren’t what I was expecting.