What makes the 574 a special shoe for New Balance?
Navarro: Yeah. The 574 was a key model in the late 90s/early 2000s for the company. Being able to succeed and be where we are today, the 574 is a strong part of our heritage and our history. That’s why it’s definitely a signature shoe for the company. We hold it with the most pride that we possibly can. It’s a perfect demonstration of our core values at New Balance of heritage and craftsmanship and innovation and imagination. We had to imagine what would it be to have a more comfortable, more breathable shoe in the 574. It touches on how long we’ve carried this silhouette and also it’s a true representation of tip saddle foxing construction, which is very New Balance. One of the first things I learned when I came here about a year ago was the nomenclature for our parts, and tip saddle foxing was like the first thing I learned when I stepped foot in New Balance. What that is is the basic design architecture of the shoe. There was a lot of work put into the re-engineering story but prior
