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Is the New Balance U1000 vegan?

Vegan, checked twice
Yes, some of them.

12 of the 16 New Balance U1000 colourways we checked contain no animal materials, confirmed by both the materials list and the retailer’s own description. 4 contain leather, suede or another animal material.

12 animal-free colourways from £90 at Zalando

New Balance U1000 silver-coloured metallic / slate grey / light grey
No. 01 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

silver-coloured metallic / slate grey / light grey

Upper
Synthetics / textile
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Style
U10007RF
Fit
Unisex
Vegan, checked twice

Checked twice: the EU material label and the retailer’s own description are both clean.

Materials read from Zalando: £90 £149.99View there →
from £70.09silver-coloured metallic / slate grey / light grey Search eBay →
New Balance U1000 black / blue / black
No. 02 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

black / blue / black

Upper
Imitation leather / textile
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Fit
Unisex
Vegan, checked twice

Checked twice: the EU material label and the retailer’s own description are both clean.

Materials read from Zalando: £90 £149.99View there →
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New Balance U1000 black / yellow / black
No. 03 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

black / yellow / black

Upper
Imitation leather / textile
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Fit
Unisex
Vegan, checked twice

Checked twice: the EU material label and the retailer’s own description are both clean.

Materials read from Zalando: £90 £149.99View there →
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New Balance U1000 black metallic / red rock / black
No. 04 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

black metallic / red rock / black

Upper
Imitation leather / textile
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Style
M1000MSR
Fit
Unisex
Vegan, checked twice

Checked twice: the EU material label and the retailer’s own description are both clean.

Materials read from Zalando: £90 £149.99View there →
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New Balance U1000 slate grey / black metallic / white peach / grey
No. 05 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

slate grey / black metallic / white peach / grey

Upper
Textile / synthetics
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Style
M1000DB
Fit
Unisex
Vegan, checked twice

Checked twice: the EU material label and the retailer’s own description are both clean.

Materials read from Zalando: £112 £139.99View there →
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New Balance U1000 black / castlerock / black
No. 06 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

black / castlerock / black

Upper
Textile / synthetics
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Style
M1000MEG
Fit
Unisex
Vegan, checked twice

Checked twice: the EU material label and the retailer’s own description are both clean.

Materials read from Zalando: £120 £149.99View there →
from £96.17black / castlerock / black Search eBay →
New Balance U1000 silver-coloured metallic / black / silver-coloured
No. 07 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

silver-coloured metallic / black / silver-coloured

Upper
Synthetics / textile
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Style
M1000EGR
Fit
Unisex
Vegan, checked twice

Checked twice: the EU material label and the retailer’s own description are both clean.

Materials read from Zalando: £120 £149.99View there →
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New Balance U1000 faded black / electric indigo / black
No. 08 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

faded black / electric indigo / black

Upper
Synthetics / textile
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Style
U10004WR
Fit
Unisex
Vegan, checked twice

Checked twice: the EU material label and the retailer’s own description are both clean.

Materials read from Zalando: £120 £149.99View there →
from £99.75faded black / electric indigo / black Search eBay →
New Balance U1000 faded black / afterglow / black
No. 09 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

faded black / afterglow / black

Upper
Textile / synthetics
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Fit
Unisex
Vegan, checked twice

Checked twice: the EU material label and the retailer’s own description are both clean.

Materials read from Zalando: £120 £149.99View there →
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New Balance U1000 white / silver-coloured metallic / deep end / white
No. 10 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

white / silver-coloured metallic / deep end / white

Upper
Textile / synthetics
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Style
M1000SL
Fit
Unisex
Vegan, checked twice

Checked twice: the EU material label and the retailer’s own description are both clean.

Materials read from Zalando: £149.99View there →
from £73.50white / silver-coloured metallic / deep end / white Search eBay →
New Balance U1000 black analog blue / mottled black
No. 11 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

black analog blue / mottled black

Upper
Imitation leather / textile
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Fit
Unisex
Vegan, checked twice

Checked twice: the EU material label and the retailer’s own description are both clean.

Materials read from Zalando: £150View there →
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New Balance U1000 slate grey raincloud / grey
No. 12 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

slate grey raincloud / grey

Upper
Imitation leather / textile
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Fit
Unisex
Vegan, checked twice

Checked twice: the EU material label and the retailer’s own description are both clean.

Materials read from Zalando: £150View there →
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New Balance U1000 vintage indigo team navy / dark blue
No. 13 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

vintage indigo team navy / dark blue

Upper
Leather and textile
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Style
U1000166
Fit
Unisex
Contains animal material

The material label itself lists Leather.

Materials read from Zalando: £90 £149.99View there →
from £88.08vintage indigo team navy / dark blue Search eBay →
New Balance U1000 lone star grey / lone star grey / grey
No. 14 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

lone star grey / lone star grey / grey

Upper
Leather and textile
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Style
U10002LV
Fit
Women’s
Contains animal material

The material label itself lists Leather.

Materials read from Zalando: £105 £150View there →
from £84.48lone star grey / lone star grey / grey Search eBay →
New Balance U1000 rosewood / pink
No. 15 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

rosewood / pink

Upper
Leather and textile
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Style
U100096V
Fit
Women’s
Contains animal material

The material label itself lists Leather.

Materials read from Zalando: £120 £149.99View there →
from £89.87rosewood / pink Search eBay →
New Balance U1000 black metallic / dry lime / black
No. 16 of 16Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U1000

black metallic / dry lime / black

Upper
Synthetics / textile / leather
Lining
Textile
Insole
Textile
Sole
Synthetics
Style
U10008WZ
Fit
Unisex
Contains animal material

The material label itself lists leather.

Materials read from Zalando: £149.99View there →
from £84.48black metallic / dry lime / black Search eBay →
16 colourways12 vegan4 with animal material
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Checked against retailer listing data. Glues and dyes are not declared by any brand and cannot be verified. How we check.
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