New Balance Wmns 574 Wide "Beach Blue"

Colorway: Light Blue/Navy · Style code: WL574VJ2-D · Release date: February 16, 2022 · Lowest resale ask: $129 · Availability: Available now

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About the New Balance Wmns 574 Wide "Beach Blue"

Two blues, one pale and one deep. The light blue takes the suede overlays, close to a washed denim, and navy sits behind and below it, which inverts the usual arrangement of a dark overlay on a light body. The result is softer than a single-blue shoe would be, and the pairing holds because the two are far enough apart in value to keep their own panels without a third colour separating them.

This pair is a wide fit, worth noting because New Balance offers width options across its range, on this shoe as much as on its running models. It released on February 16, 2022 at $90. The build is the retro one, with the ENCAP heel, where a pliable foam core is held by a rigid outer wedge, on the shape the 574 has carried since it was put together as the value option in an off-road 500 series. Blue on blue is a particular choice on a silhouette this heavily seamed: with no contrast tone anywhere, the eye follows the change in shade rather than a hard line, and the shoe looks lighter than its proportions suggest.

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