The all-white sneaker
has been kicked to the curb over the past few years by the gradual but
unmistakable dandification of menswear. Clean and simple, the pure white sports shoe is the epitome of causal
understatement, leisure and discreet luxury. Effortlessly impractical, it draws
the attention of even the least switched on observer by virtue of its spectacular
ordinariness.
In a time when men
are encouraged to dress louder, dress better, look sharper and be bolder, the
white sneaker belongs to the quiet minority, those of us who sometimes prefer to let a blank canvas remain blank and who occasionally consider 'no comment' as an appropriate fashion statement.
