New Balance 574

The New Balance shoe of all time says it all, doesn't it? No, actually. The 574 is perhaps the most unlikely icon. The 574 was designed to be a reliable shoe that does many different things well, not a platform for groundbreaking technology or a showcase for high-end materials. This unpretentious, unassuming versatility is exactly what catapulted the 574 into the ranks of the greatest of all time. A hybrid road/trail design based on a wider last than the narrow racing silhouettes of the previous generation, the 574 offered a unique and versatile blend of novelty, difference, simplicity, ruggedness, durability and comfort that was adopted as a wardrobe staple the world over. That's why today, the 574 represents boundless New Balance style and is worn by all.