Is the New Balance U509 vegan?
Not from what we can see.
All 4 New Balance U509 colourways we checked contain an animal material such as leather or suede.
Contains animalContains animalUnisexU5097KB
reflection/black/grey
Upper Synthetics/textile/leather · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisexU50920U
thunder brown/black/brown
Upper Synthetics/textile/leather · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisexU5095XZ
sea moss/black/green
Upper Synthetics/textile/leather · Lining Textile · Insole Textile · Sole Synthetics
The material label itself lists leather.
Contains animalContains animalUnisexU509163
black
Upper Synthetics/textile/leather · 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.