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Je porte .5 plus petit que ma grandeur habituelle.","reviewer_name":"Vicky T."},{"date":"November 5, 2023","title":"Love!!!!","rating":5,"content":"Love!!!!","reviewer_name":"Wendy O."},{"date":"May 13, 2024","title":"Très beau mais fait petit.","rating":5,"content":"Très beau mais fait petit.","reviewer_name":"Véronique C."},{"date":"April 26, 2024","tags":["Fabric","Comfort","Style"],"title":"Confort","rating":5,"content":"Confortable et léger, beau style","reviewer_name":"Hélène B."},{"date":"November 2, 2023","title":"Je les adore!!!","rating":5,"content":"Je les adore!!!","reviewer_name":"Christine P."},{"date":"July 11, 2024","title":"confortable","rating":5,"content":"beau et Congo","reviewer_name":"Céline M."},{"date":"August 1, 2025","title":"Speaker NB","rating":4,"content":"Fait petit, prendre demi point de plus","reviewer_name":"Thérèse H."},{"date":"December 3, 2023","title":"🤩","rating":5,"content":"👍🏼","reviewer_name":"Julie R."},{"date":"April 16, 2023","tags":["Fabric","Comfort"],"title":"Très confortables","rating":5,"content":"Très confortables","reviewer_name":"Sophie L."},{"date":"May 14, 2024","tags":["Fabric","Comfort"],"title":"Excellentes chaussures","rating":5,"content":"Très confortable","reviewer_name":"Helene M."},{"date":"April 7, 2026","title":"Jolie","rating":4,"content":"Beau","reviewer_name":"Rejeanne A."},{"date":"April 15, 2025","tags":["Fabric","Comfort","Style"],"title":"Sneaker 574 Core femme","rating":5,"content":"Confortable. Look parfait.","reviewer_name":"Sophie R."},{"date":"June 19, 2024","tags":["Fabric","Comfort"],"title":"Joli et confortable","rating":5,"content":"Ils sont jolis, avec de belles textures de matériaux et super confortables. Taille bien aussi!","reviewer_name":"Rosine T."},{"date":"April 25, 2023","tags":["Fabric","Comfort"],"title":"New balance 574","rating":5,"content":"Très confortable","reviewer_name":"Josee B."},{"date":"May 7, 2024","tags":["Fabric"],"title":"Parfait","rating":5,"content":"Très confortable, en plus la grandeur est parfaite","reviewer_name":"France M."},{"date":"April 26, 2023","title":"Avis","rating":4,"content":"Fait un peu petit","reviewer_name":"antonella e."},{"date":"March 6, 2024","title":"Un très bon achat","rating":5,"content":"J’adore les souliers. Très confortable. 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Beaux et vraiment confortables!!!😍","reviewer_name":"Chantal L."},{"date":"March 16, 2023","title":"Toujours fidèles à leur marque!","rating":5,"content":"Toujours fidèles à leur marque!","reviewer_name":"Marie-Ève C."},{"date":"March 23, 2024","title":"Très satisfaite très bel achat","rating":5,"content":"Je les aime beaucoup . Ils sont très confortables. Livraison très rapide 3jours.","reviewer_name":"Ann L."},{"date":"March 13, 2024","title":"Look!!","rating":5,"content":"Belles chaussures et très confortables \nTrès contente de mon achat!","reviewer_name":"Josée C."},{"date":"April 17, 2024","title":"Très satisfaite","rating":1,"content":"C’est à quoi je m’attendais comme produit.","reviewer_name":"Ghislaine R."},{"date":"May 17, 2024","title":"Il est parfait, bonne grandeur","rating":5,"content":"Il est parfait, bonne grandeur réelle ! Livraison super vite, 2 jours et j’avais ma commande","reviewer_name":"Helene L."},{"date":"March 6, 2026","tags":["Sizing & Fit"],"title":"Comfort for wide feet","rating":5,"content":"Great shoe for wide feet without sacrificing style or comfort. It’s more sneaker style than “lifestyle” shoe. Returned first pair as they were too small for my regular shoe size. Sized up 1/2 size larger than my regular size.","reviewer_name":"C R."},{"date":"March 2, 2024","title":"Inconfort","rating":3,"content":"Talon plus haut qu'attendu.","reviewer_name":"Lise G."},{"date":"April 23, 2023","title":"Parfait pour pied étroit","rating":5,"content":"Parfait pour pied étroit","reviewer_name":"nadine m."},{"date":"April 2, 2024","title":"Satisfaite","rating":4,"content":"Comme je m’attendais","reviewer_name":"Carole L."},{"date":"January 2, 2025","tags":["Fabric","Quality"],"title":"Super","rating":5,"content":"Super qualité. 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box.","sizing_conversion_vs_nike_air_force_1":"A woman who wears an 8 in the roomy Nike Air Force 1 would need a 9 or 9.5 in the 574 — the AF1 runs long and voluminous, while the 574 runs short with a low toe-box ceiling, making a half-to-full-size shift essential to avoid toe-rubbing and nail pressure.","women_s_specific_last_vs_unisex_gazelle":"While the Adidas Gazelle is designed as a unisex shoe with scaled dimensions for women, the women’s 574 is built on a dedicated last shaped for narrower heels and a softer upper, delivering a more secure, slippage-free fit without the need to size down and compromise toe room."},"entry_quotes":{"durability_vs_adidas_sl72":[{"url":"https://www.outdoorgearlab.com/reviews/shoes-and-boots/walking-shoes-womens/new-balance-574-core-womens","quote":"After several months of regular wear and well over 10,000 steps, these shoes show virtually no signs of wear. 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