Acne Studios Barric Chunky-Sole Trainers

If you've been good during the Winter season then the pounds you avoided can now land on your footwear.  However, chunky doesn't mean heavy.  Lighter materials for mens footwear offer you the chunky look without the chunky weight.  Such is the case with these Barric Chunky-Sole Trainers from Acne Studios.  The chunky running style sole boasts a lug sole with a thick white midsole complete with contrast panelling at the heel that is carried over to the pieced contrasting color and materials on the upper.  It's a cool melange of mesh, suede and rubber that takes the stigma out of chunky.  Available now at MatchesFashion.com.


Valentino Bounce Trainer

Call it contractor chic or carpenter suave?  These Valentino Bounce Trainers make what's often an aftereffect of handwork stylish and forward.  The upper of these sneakers is a premium leather and feature a paint splattered detail that gradually becomes less speckled towards the back of the sneaker for an almost explosive effect.  The raise sole with aerodynamic details give the shoe an very modern and crafted appearance and make for an overall very cool looking mistake-intentional sneaker.  Available now at MatchesFashion.com.

Gucci Nylon and Suede Trainer

They say it takes courage to wear red, well I say the same can be said about yellow.  In the hands of Gucci, the cool points of this Nylon and Suede Trainer wills you to rock them courageously.  The upper is a sweet blend of crisp mustard suede and clean yellow nylon accented by the iconic red and green Gucci striping and contrasting butter laces and rear heel bee logo detailing.  It's a bit Rasta, very retro and definitely luxe and is available now at MatchesFashion.com.   

Off-White Low 2.0 Trainers

White is the absence of color but in the hands of Vigril Abloh its certainly not the absence of cool.  Here is a Pre-Fall offering from the newly appointed Head of Menswear for Louis Vuitton's Off-White line.  The Low 2.0 Trainers feature a perforated vamp mimicking stripes, leather and suede detailing with a cracked leather finish on the tongue, toggle closures for the laces and a lug-style rubber sole.  Details that have characterized the brand like the elementary labeling of shoe parts, fonts and zip-ties made fashionable made this white shoe a definite case for being 'off-white'.  Available now at MatchesFashion.com.

Balenciaga Arena Logo-Jacquard High-Top Trainers

The Spring ushers in new beginnings or at least new starts to old familiars.  The camp at Balenciaga has updated their famed Arena silhouette for Spring 2018.  The Arena Logo-Jacquard High-Top Trainer has received the textile treatment with a diagonal striped logo upper anchored onto a black rubber sole with black metal hardware.  This is a cool downtown dress up or down shoe to pair with a trim cropped suit or with loose zippered trackies.  Available now at MatchesFashion.com.

Loewe Low-Top Leather Trainers

Although it's no longer a seasonal thing, the need for a clean white sneaker is synonymous with the Spring/Summer season.  This one from Loewe is a gem.  A dash of pristine in the clean white buttery leather and a pop of whimsy in the characteristic treaded gum sole, this Low-Top Leather Trainer is a nice one with just enough interest with the side perforations and cool seaming to take you confidently into the season.  Added details like the pinked edging around the tongue and the comfy rounded toe make this a key Spring standout piece.  Available now at MatchesFashion.com.


Maison Margiela Contrast-panel High-top Suede Trainers

You can always count on the camp at Margiela for something a bit different but always wearable and cool.  This Contrat-panel High-top Sneaker is testament.  Executed in a crisp moss-green sued, the upper also features a streamlined harness or stir-up detailing in navy blue leather that ties over the core laces in the front.  This is all anchored onto a thick sturdy off white rubber sole.  It's a nice effect to add some contrast texture and color to a sneaker while keeping the lines basic lines clean and in tact.  Available now at MatchesFashion.com.

Gucci Major Snake-Print High-Top Leather Trainers

Gucci aims to take your away from dad's standard Chuck T's.  These Major Snake-Print High-Top Leather Trainers are a cool walk into the fun by way of the familiar.  The upper is a smooth cream leather than has a classic American vintage b-ball sneaker silhouette only now its tricked out with a new Gucci staple of the could red and black snake and familiar Gucci details like the red and green twill tape heel pull running up the shaft on the heel.  What makes this a cool sneakers is that it is both interesting yet simple and clean with the snake detail running from the upper onto the sole seamlessly and the tongue brandishing a metal Gucci cat detail.  Pair this with denim, fun track pants and joggers as well as trim cropped menswear inspired trousers.  Available now at MatchesFashion.com.

Prada Raised-Sole Leather Oxford Shoes

Prada has got a polished and pristine frame of mind for your Fall.  Always artsy with tinges of savvy geek-dom, Prada doesn't vary from the script with these Raised-Sole Leather Oxford Shoes.  The upper is a glittering slick coffee brown leather with subtle tooling on the vamp toe-box and clean brogue seaming for a streamlined appearance.  The distinct feature on these shoes is the teal green rubber edging flanking the stacked sole and make these a characteristic modern update to a classic menswear staple.  Available now at MatchesFashion.com.



OAMC Leather and Neoprene Compression Ankle Boots

So it's boot season.  No need to scoff, just accept it!  Mostly since the boots this season for men are looking great so far.  Take this Leather and Neoprene Compression Ankle Boot from OAMC for example.  The upper is made by hand of a slick burgundy leather with raised stitched detailing and a cozy fitted green neoprene inner sock lining.  The sole is a cushy Vibram® Vilite sole which ensure skid-free sure-step stomping.  Pair this with all that is Fall/Winter from cropped trousers to slim crunchy-ankled jeans.  Available now at MatchesFashion.com.


Saint Laurent Camouflage Brushed Suede Espadrille Boot

Part chukka and part espadrille and all suave.  This Saint Laurent Camouflage Brushed Suede Espadrille Boot takes the classic intrigue of a chukka and makes it very appropriate for the season by giving it an espadrille sole.  The thin, soft and supple suede upper makes a nice option for the warm seasonal days  and the casual air of the woven raffia sole allows this shoe to be both casual and dressy.  Pair this with trim summer suiting or with cropped khaki shorts this season.  Available now at MatchesFashion.com.

Saint Laurent Crocodile-Effect Leather High-Top Trainers

High Fashion, High Tops.  Saint Laurent's Crocodile-Effect Leather High-Top Trainers takes a best-selling silhouette from the house and makes them nice and luxe.  The crocodile-effect leather is sturdy and glossy and when paired with the other perforated and smooth leather panels in the upper achieve an overall dark and luxurious feel.  Pair this with dark trousers or dark denim and don't be afraid to luxe it up.  Available now at MatchesFashion.com.

Lanvin Striped Woven Silk Low-Top Trainers

How about some stripes to break up the solid footwear monotony?  Lanvin's new Striped Woven Silk Low-Top Trainers are a nice take on integrating luxury textiles into casual footwear.  The trainer's upper consists of a burgundy striped silk fabric with black leather detailing on the heel.  The grey laces compliment the stripes nicely and the thick white rubber sole lend a casual feel while the overall shoe is plausible to be dressed up or down.  Available now at MatchesFashion.com.