There is a particular kind of sneaker that never really goes out of fashion because it was never really in it. No seasonal colourway, no collaboration hype, no reason to feel self conscious wearing it five years from now. Just a clean silhouette, good materials, and a sole that improves with use. These are the ones worth actually owning rather than just admiring on someone else.

We have been paying attention to the sneakers that hold up across the widest range of what men actually wear day to day. The ones that look right with tailored trousers as much as with denim, that age into something rather than just wearing out. Leather that creases properly. Cupsoles that do not collapse. Proportions that make sense with a real foot inside them.

The best classic sneaker is not boring. It is just confident enough not to need to be anything else. These are the ones we keep coming back to.