New Balance Wmns 574 'Beach Cruiser - Space Pink'
Colorway: Space Pink/Faded Mahogany · Style code: WL574BCN · Release date: 2018 · Price: $2632 · Availability: Available now
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Two warm tones carry the whole shoe. Space Pink, a dusty rose rather than a bright one, covers the textile body, while faded mahogany, a browned red, takes the overlay panels, the heel wrap and the large sidewall N. Laces and tongue stay inside the same range, so the upper reads as a single washed colour block instead of a contrast build.
New Balance sold the pair in 2018 at $90 under the Beach Cruiser label. Underneath is the familiar arrangement: a moulded foam midsole, a rubber outsole and the broad heel counter the model has carried since it launched as the cheap seat in New Balance's off-road 500 series. Steven Smith assembled that original from parts already on the shelf, lifting the upper pattern from the 576 and the sole from the 577, and the proportions have barely moved since. What changes season to season is exactly what changes here, the colour and the cloth: a textile upper rather than the usual pigskin suede keeps the weight down and gives the rose tone a flat, matte finish that a napped surface would not.