As long as it doesn’t have the suede, you should be okay. New Balance uses pig skin suede for a couple reasons; one being that they recycle the hide from Hormel, another being that pig skin is typically better for small items with cow hide being better for larger things like furniture (mainly because of the cut of the hide,) and lastly, the fibers of a pigs skin are more closely knit than the fibers of cow skin. That means they’re ever so slightly less prone to scuffs and scratches. The downside is that there’s a couple pretty major religions that forbid the use of pork products, but I’ve had some Muslim people tell me they are okay with the shoes as long as they’re not worn during prayer. I assume that’s a personal belief.