New Balance 574 'Off White Blue'
Colorway: Off White/Blue · Style code: U574UY2 · Release date: May 31, 2023 · Price: $95 · Availability: Available now
More colorways: 574 (U5747FE) · 574 (U5748DF) · 574 (U5748SB) · New Balance New Balance 57/40 'Lunar New Year - Black Poppy' (U5740CNB) · New Balance 57/40 'Lunar New Year - Eclipse' (U5740CNN)
Blue on off white is the cleanest contrast this model gets, and it works because of the gap in value between the two. The blue takes the suede overlays while the off white fills the body and the midsole, so the shoe is bright overall with its structure picked out in a single darker tone. Everything depends on which blue is chosen: a shade further toward navy would make the pair formal, and further toward cyan would make it sporting.
New Balance released it on May 31, 2023 at $85. The midsole here is EVA, foam moulded in one piece rather than the older arrangement of a soft core ringed by a firmer rim, which is lighter and more forgiving underfoot. The upper is unchanged from the retro pattern, mesh panels beneath suede overlays on a shape lifted from the 576 when the 574 was first put together. That pairing, an old upper over current foam, is what keeps a shoe of this age comfortable enough to wear all day.