Is the New Balance 480 vegan?
Not from what we can see.
All 10 New Balance 480 colourways we checked contain an animal material such as leather or suede.
Contains animalContains animalUnisexBB480LBK
black/white/black
Upper Suede · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Suede.
Contains animalContains animalUnisex
white
Upper Leather/synthetics · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisex
dark olivine/khaki
Upper Suede · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Suede.
Contains animalContains animalUnisex
redwood/light red
Upper Suede · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Suede.
Contains animalContains animalUnisexBB480LHB
relic brown sea salt/brown
Upper Leather and textile · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisex
sea salt phantom/white
Upper Leather and textile · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisex
sea salt classic crimson/off-white
Upper Leather and textile · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisex
salt water white/blue
Upper Leather and textile · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisexBB480LEB
light arctic grey breakfast tea/mottled light blue
Upper Leather and textile · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisex
quicksand enoki/mustard yellow
Upper Leather and textile · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Leather.
every colourway (10)
Veganmaterials list and description both clean
Likely veganlabel clean, no description to cross-check
Not checkedthe retailer publishes incomplete material data
Contains animalleather, suede or another animal material
Checked against retailer listing data. Glues and dyes are not declared by any brand and cannot be verified. How we check.