What Trainers Are Actually Trending Right Now
Right so someone in my comments asked “what trainers are actually trending” like it was a simple question, and I sat there for a solid ten minutes trying to answer…
Are New Balance Trainers Actually Worth It?
My mate Ross texted me a photo from inside a JD Sports changing bit, a pair of 990s on his feet, asking “are these actually worth eighty quid or am…
Are Trainers Actually Smart Casual?
Had a lad come in last month, work do coming up, asked if his white leather trainers would pass for smart casual. I looked at them properly, not just a…
Does Gender Even Matter With On Running Shoes?
A colleague in the PE department asked me to check the size on a pair of On Cloud 5s before she ordered them for her son, and I ended up…
What Sneakers Are Actually Worth Buying Right Now
Half ten on a Tuesday, toast going cold on the arm of the sofa, and I’ve got a resale app open refreshing a search for the third time in two…
Are Cruyff Trainers Actually Worth the Hype?
Okay so someone in my comments called Cruyffs “the Sambas for lads who peaked at fifteen” and I’ve been thinking about that sentence for three days because I genuinely can’t…
The Trainers Sizing Guide I Wish Someone Had Given Me
People argue about this like it’s a matter of principle, mens trainers being wider than women’s, when really it’s a fitting question that gets treated like a culture war. I’ve…
Everything I Wish I Knew About Trainers Before I Bought Mine
A woman on the treadmill next to me at the gym, completely unprompted, mid conversation with someone else, said “you know men’s and women’s trainers are basically the same shoe…
How I Worked Out My Trainers Size
“Just knock two and a half sizes off, women’s is always two and a half sizes above men’s, everyone knows that.” That’s what a lad in a sports shop in…
What I Learned Getting My Trainers Right
I’ve spent longer than any sane person should thinking about whether a men’s 9 and a women’s 9 are actually the same shoe with a different label stuck on, and…