New Balance 574 Suede "Pigment"

Colorway: Pigment · Style code: ML574ESG · Original retail: $80 · Availability: Sold out at retail

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About the New Balance 574 Suede "Pigment"

Suede is in the name for a reason. This version leans on material rather than on colour, with pigment, a dark ink-toned navy, carried across the entire upper so nothing distinguishes one panel from another except the nap and the seams between them. Napped leather in a deep shade does something specific under light: it goes nearly black in shadow and lifts to a clear blue where light strikes it directly, so the shoe shifts as it moves.

New Balance listed the pair at $80, the price the brand has kept the standard version of this model close to for years. No release story is attached and no pack name; it is a colour in a range. The shape underneath is the one Steven Smith arrived at by fitting a 576 upper to a 577 sole, an inexpensive route into the brand's off-road 500 series, and a single-tone suede treatment is the version of it that has aged best. Take away the colour blocking and what remains is a proportion, and that proportion is why the model is still in production.

Written with AI from brand specs; facts checked against our catalog data on Sep 18, 2026.