Is the New Balance M500 vegan?
Not from what we can see.
All 4 New Balance M500 colourways we checked contain an animal material such as leather or suede.
Contains animalContains animalUnisex
sea moss / sea salt/green
Upper Leather and textile · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisex
cortado / sea salt/brown
Upper Leather and textile · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisex
dark olivine/gold-coloured/olive
Upper Leather and textile · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisex
classic crimson/taffy blue/bordeaux
Upper Leather and textile · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Leather.
every colourway (4)
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.