Customer Reviews New Balance Fresh Foam Arishi v2

I usually wear between a 9 and a 9.5 and my other pair of New Balances are 9.5, they fit perfectly. These ones are a tiny bit too small. I can feel my toes touch the end when I want. Otherwise they are comfy. I thought they were more of a mauve/light pink but they are more lavender.

I practically live in New Balance for work and casual wear and have several Fresh Foam Arishi's. I really wanted to like these, but the light cashmere color was meh, and the heel felt too snug (worrisome for blisters). The shoe felt true to size and I like the slim profile, but for me, the shoe must feel good to wear out of the box. Life is too short to "break in" sneakers...

The fit was fine, but I was looking for a light gray color. This turned out to be a silver/blue which I didn’t care for.

If you have an average size foot, order a wide!

Very comfortable. The only thing I don't like is the nylon laces are very long and you have to double-knot them to avoid them untying. I will have to buy some other laces.

Brought these shoes for my daughter and she loves them. She does a lot of walking and immediately feel in love with how comfortable they are.

Really enjoying these shoes. I love mesh-topped shoes because my big toes tend to point upward and the mesh gives me flexibility in the toe box. I have wide feet and got the 8 Wide. Typically an 8 Wide would be too big on me but these fit well so I would say they run a bit short in length and a bit narrow in width. I got them for a Fall (not Summer) sneaker so I got the "Dragon Fruit" which is a beautiful, rich, dark magenta -- they look great with black, navy, and gray pants. I wear them for walking the dog and errands; not for running, fyi.

These sneakers are just ok. The beat thing about them is that they are attractive. Sadly, they are very rigid and, after several weeks of wear at the gym, they still feel like cardboard.

I wear 7 1/2 W. New balance is a good brand that has a good selection of wide shoes. These were a bit tight but not uncomfortably so. The upper is a padded cloth mesh and will likely stretch to accommodate my oddly shaped feet quickly. I don't need an arch support so I can't comment on that, but the soles are very well cushioned and comfortable for my arthritic feet.

I reordered from a Medium to Wide width. It seems good. I like the pretty much non de scrip look to the style - not gaudy colors. The plain pink goes with a lot. I have not used these shoes for an extended time period as of yet so not a real good time to review I guess. I have a lot of shoes :) so I don't really "wear them out".

Not enough arch support for me and a little too tight in the toe box. Putting an insert with arch support in them made them too tight overall. I love the color choices New Balance offers in wide widths, so many others offer only black or gray in wide widths, but I need more arch support in my shoes.

love the shoe but the toe box is too flat for my foot