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.

No. 01 of 4Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U509
reflection / black / grey
- Upper
- Synthetics / textile / leather
- Lining
- Textile
- Insole
- Textile
- Sole
- Synthetics
- Style
- U5097KB
- 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 · U509
thunder brown / black / brown
- Upper
- Synthetics / textile / leather
- Lining
- Textile
- Insole
- Textile
- Sole
- Synthetics
- Style
- U50920U
- Fit
- Unisex
✗Contains animal material
The material label itself lists leather.
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Materials read from Zalando: £88 
No. 03 of 4Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U509
sea moss / black / green
- Upper
- Synthetics / textile / leather
- Lining
- Textile
- Insole
- Textile
- Sole
- Synthetics
- Style
- U5095XZ
- Fit
- Unisex
✗Contains animal material
The material label itself lists leather.
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Materials read from Zalando: £88 
No. 04 of 4Photograph: Zalando
New Balance · U509
black
- Upper
- Synthetics / textile / leather
- Lining
- Textile
- Insole
- Textile
- Sole
- Synthetics
- Style
- U509163
- Fit
- Unisex
✗Contains animal material
The material label itself lists leather.
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Materials read from Zalando: £88 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.