Is the New Balance U500 vegan?
Not from what we can see.
All 4 New Balance U500 colourways we checked contain an animal material such as leather or suede.
Contains animalContains animalUnisexGM500ZB2
black faded black/black
Upper Leather and textile · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisex
stoneware thunder brown/light brown
Upper Leather and textile · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisex
white/slate grey/white
Upper Leather/synthetics · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists Leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisex
white/vintage indigo/white
Upper Leather/synthetics · 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.