American Tall Tales

New Balance 574 “John Henry”

April 19, 2012

We recently previewed the New Balance 574 “Johnny Appleseed”, and today we’re getting a look at a pair inspired by another American tall tale, this time of John Henry. This time around, the New Balance 574 sports a combination of dark grey suede, black mesh nylon, and 3M branding. The heel features a “USA” branding, [...]

New Balance 574 “Babe The Blue Ox”

November 13, 2011

For their American Tall Tales Collection New Balance has enlisted both Paul Bunyan and his fabled Blue Ox ‘Babe’ to inspire their latest set of creations. Each character has been given their own colorway of the New Balance 574 running shoe and for Babe’s pair things are kept relatively simple with a blue suede upper [...]