Customer Reviews New Balance Classics U574v2

It is a reasonable lifestyle shoes.

I thought I'd try an OG look with New Balance and boy they sure are extremely comfortable. I wore these for 3 hours of driving plus to move my son out from his college dorm back home and I never had any foot problems or needed to dash home to remove them. Another hit by NB!!

I generally go up a half size so that I can put in extra arch supports (they do have good arch support but I need even more). This time the color I wanted was available in men's and I ordered a men's 7, which equals a women's 8.5. I have these in another color so I knew they'd be extremely comfortable and cute and they are- I'm wearing them today for the first time and it feels like I've had them for weeks - no break in needed at all. I got the color described as "Green/ Grey 2" and they are more teal than I expected but still very nice. Would love a true bright green but those have been elusive! These are terrific sneakers.

I accidentally bought a size too small

I love New Balance and find their running shoes comfy and a perfect fit for my finicky feet, but these didn't work, with or without my custom orthotics. A little tight/narrow in the toebox (unusual for NB) and more importantly, stiff, boxy, and wide at the heel. I wanted a cute pair of lifestyle sneakers I could use for lots of city walking, and these were not comfortable enough for that. Bummer because stylewise, they are perfect. Great colors, nice materials.

Definitely size up a full size. The biggest shoe in my closet was a 9.5 prior to these. I ordered a 9.5, a 10 and then a 10.5 to get a comfortable fit in the toe box. Kept the 10.5. Normally I wouldn't be able to walk in a 10.5 without tripping or the shoe sliding off. I do love the shoe. I got the blue/white. Years ago I had a New Balance shoe in lt blue, dk blue and white and have wanted those colors together on an athletic shoe again. Happy I stuck with trying new sizes until I found the right fit.

I only tried these on and walked around the house a bit, but they felt comfortable. I returned them because I prefer a narrower toe design. These were more rounded on the tip than the photo depicted.

This great looking trainer was very comfortable and supportive but was 1/2 size too small because the front of the toe box comes down tightly leaving little room for the big toe. I decided that returning them for a 1/2 size larger would not work for me as I have narrow heels and most likely they would slip out when walking or running.

The texture of these shoes is awesome looking. Go up a half-size with this style.