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Trainers or trainers?

Trainers or trainers?

September 8, 2022

It’s still summer, but autumn will follow. Bespoke men’s autumn shoes are a real wardrobe chameleon, a piece that can connect summer and autumn when it comes to dressing. The time is right.

A man’s autumn look isn’t complete without the finishing touch on his feet, and personalised footwear can make all the difference in elevating any outfit. When it comes to choosing comfort and style, one word stands out in footwear: trainers. Or are they sneakers? Let’s understand the differences and when to wear these two types of men’s footwear.

 

Sneakers

Personalised sneakers for men are an essential item of footwear and make up any masculine autumn look. This traditional rubber-soled shoe was born 140 years ago and was closely associated with physical activity and the underprivileged. Sneakers quickly left the sporting sphere to become part of everyday life for all social classes. They are the ideal men’s footwear to combine with an autumn shirt or jeans for a more relaxed option.

How to wear sneakers?

In a strictly social and city role, Oxford-based sneakers are the ones to beat. They are plain, discreet, functional and very relaxed, matching perfectly with mid-season fabrics such as linen, cotton twill, jeans, chinos or stretch knitwear. And when the cold hits, sneakers protect your feet from the cold and rain and are partners with flannels, velvets, whipcords, hoppsacks and trench coats.

Tennis

In Portugal, the men’s espadrilles appeared on the tennis courts, painted white and dressed in Oxfords with rubber soles. Its most obvious name would be “the trainers”, making the name almost a national honour.

A pair of men’s tailored trainers can take this footwear and elevate any autumn look into a stylish accessory.

 

How to wear trainers?

Due to their characteristics linked to men’s sportswear, trainers have a number of characteristics.

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Oxford trainers go with any type of autumn fabric. However, we don’t recommend wearing them in executive looks for men. Some attempts have been made with brogue pattern trainers, usually with a thinner rubber sole, which present themselves as an intermediate alternative: they don’t have the charm of classic footwear – if that’s the desired effect, an Oxford shoe is the ideal solution – but they also don’t have the “sneaky” character of their genuine brother for a casual, relaxed look. You could call it the middle ground.

 

Personalised men’s trainers

For a personal and inimitable touch, the suMisura shoe app allows you to fully customise your next pair of autumn men’s shoes. The tool offers a wide range of materials, from smooth leather, embossed with various patterns, printed with numerous graphics, linen, denim, fabric and more.

Other versions of the rubber-soled shoe such as the Corsini and the Chukka are also available on the app, along with other protagonists of leisure and summer footwear, such as loafers including the famous driver moccasin with Flex technology.

Whether it’s trainers or trainers, if they’re here to stay, then it’s part of suMisura’s mission to offer a stylish option that combines tailor-made fashion!

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