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.
No. 01 of 4Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U500
white / slate grey / white
- Upper
- Leather / synthetics
- Lining
- Textile
- Insole
- Textile
- Sole
- Synthetics
- Fit
- Unisex
✗Contains animal material
The material label itself lists Leather.
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Materials read from Zalando: £66 
No. 02 of 4Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U500
stoneware thunder brown / light brown
- Upper
- Leather and textile
- Lining
- Textile
- Insole
- Textile
- Sole
- Synthetics
- Fit
- Unisex
✗Contains animal material
The material label itself lists Leather.
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Materials read from Zalando: £77 
No. 03 of 4Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U500
white / vintage indigo / white
- Upper
- Leather / synthetics
- Lining
- Textile
- Insole
- Textile
- Sole
- Synthetics
- Fit
- Unisex
✗Contains animal material
The material label itself lists Leather.
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Materials read from Zalando: £99 
No. 04 of 4Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U500
black faded black / black
- Upper
- Leather and textile
- Lining
- Textile
- Insole
- Textile
- Sole
- Synthetics
- Style
- GM500ZB2
- Fit
- Unisex
✗Contains animal material
The material label itself lists Leather.
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4 colourways4 with animal material
Checked against retailer listing data. Glues and dyes are not declared by any brand and cannot be verified. How we check.