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Is the New Balance U1000 vegan?

Yes, some of them. 10 of the 14 New Balance U1000 colourways we checked contain no animal materials and are confirmed by both the materials list and the product description. 4 contain leather, suede or another animal material.

Confirmed animal-free (10)

Clean in both the material label and the product description.

U1000 black/castlerock/blackvegan
black/castlerock/black
Textile/synthetics · lining Textile · sole Synthetics
materials list and description both clean
M1000MEG · resale from $144
U1000 silver-coloured metallic/slate grey/light greyvegan
silver-coloured metallic/slate grey/light grey
Synthetics/textile · lining Textile · sole Synthetics
materials list and description both clean
U10007RF · resale from $88
U1000 black/blue/blackvegan
black/blue/black
Imitation leather/ textile · lining Textile · sole Synthetics
materials list and description both clean
U1000 black/yellow/blackvegan
black/yellow/black
Imitation leather/ textile · lining Textile · sole Synthetics
materials list and description both clean
U1000 silver-coloured metallic/black/silver-colouredvegan
silver-coloured metallic/black/silver-coloured
Synthetics/textile · lining Textile · sole Synthetics
materials list and description both clean
M1000EGR · resale from $60
U1000 faded black/electric indigo/blackvegan
faded black/electric indigo/black
Synthetics/textile · lining Textile · sole Synthetics
materials list and description both clean
U10004WR · resale from $89
U1000 black metallic/red rock/blackvegan
black metallic/red rock/black
Imitation leather/ textile · lining Textile · sole Synthetics
materials list and description both clean
M1000MSR · resale from $75
U1000 slate grey/black metallic/white peach/greyvegan
slate grey/black metallic/white peach/grey
Textile/synthetics · lining Textile · sole Synthetics
materials list and description both clean
M1000DB · resale from $179
U1000 white/silver-coloured metallic/deep end/whitevegan
white/silver-coloured metallic/deep end/white
Textile/synthetics · lining Textile · sole Synthetics
materials list and description both clean
M1000SL · resale from $73
U1000 faded black/afterglow/blackvegan
faded black/afterglow/black
Textile/synthetics · lining Textile · sole Synthetics
materials list and description both clean

Contains animal materials (4)

Listed so you can rule them out. The reason is shown on each.

U1000 vintage indigo team navy/dark bluenot vegan
vintage indigo team navy/dark blue
Leather and textile · lining Textile · sole Synthetics
materials list: Leather
U1000166 · resale from $80
U1000 black metallic/dry lime/blacknot vegan
black metallic/dry lime/black
Synthetics/textile/leather · lining Textile · sole Synthetics
materials list: leather
U10008WZ · resale from $151
U1000 lone star grey / lone star grey/greynot veganwomen’s
lone star grey / lone star grey/grey
Leather and textile · lining Textile · sole Synthetics
materials list: Leather
U10002LV · resale from $83
U1000 rosewood/pinknot veganwomen’s
rosewood/pink
Leather and textile · lining Textile · sole Synthetics
materials list: Leather
U100096V · resale from $85
Checked against retailer listing data. Glues and dyes are not declared by any brand and cannot be verified. How we check.