New Balance 574 Rugged
The New Balance 574 Rugged (ML574DHG) released Monday, August 2, 2021.
Original retail (2021): $85
Colorway: Workwear/Black · Style code: ML574DHG · Release date: August 2, 2021 · Original retail (2021): $85 · Availability: Sold out at retail
Source: GOAT's catalog · stores checked Sep 17, 2026, 5:00 PM ET
More colorways & related: New Balance 574 "Incense" · Alpha Industries x New Balance 574 "Sedona Seige Grey" · New Balance 574 "Workwear Henna" · New Balance 574 "Sea Salt Rust" · New Balance 574 Rugged "Rain Cloud" · New Balance 574 Rugged "Black Green" · New Balance 574 Rugged "Black White" · New Balance NB Numeric 600 x Atlantic Drift — Black with Team Teal · New Balance Made in USA 992 — Black Turtledove NB Navy · New Balance Kawhi V — Oxford Blue · New Balance Kawhi V — Slate Grey · New Balance Made in UK Allerdale Tweed Luxe Leather — Raven
All New Balance 574 Rugged release dates & colorways
About the New Balance 574 Rugged
The name and the palette agree for once. Workwear is a khaki-brown, the tone of a canvas jacket rather than of a sports shoe, and putting it over black on a suede upper produces something that would sit comfortably next to a pair of boots. The dark base stops the brown looking washed out, and the two are far enough apart in value that the overlay pattern stays visible without needing a bright accent to outline it.
This is the Rugged build, which means a lugged rubber outsole underneath and the ENCAP heel carried over from the standard shoe, soft EVA inside a firmer polyurethane rim. New Balance released the pair on August 2, 2021 at $85. A utility palette on an outdoor-capable version of this model is one of the few places where the marketing and the history line up exactly: the shoe descends from a 500 series built for rough terrain, so a khaki and black pair with lugs underneath is closer to the original brief than most of what the line sells today.
Written with AI from brand specs; facts checked against our catalog data on Sep 18, 2026.