New Balance ML574 Reflective Croc Pack

When you see the word reflective in the title of a shoe, it usually leaves ends with either “DOPENESS” or “TRASH”. Add in some crocodile, and you really have a situation where you are scared to even look. However, New Balance has been able to walk that fine line between dope and disaster with the ML 574 Reflective Croc Pack.

The upper of the shoe is constructed of a mix of suede and crocodile, with suede taking the front and back, and crocodile taking the middle. The suede comes in either a blue or green, depending on the colorway, but the crocodile remains consistent in a reflective grey. Both pairs sport matching laces and stitching and add accents of grey on the heel, around the logo, and on the ankle. Holding everything together is a white midsole sitting a top a black outsole. So what do you guys think of the mixture of reflective materials and the crocodile?