Trends come and go, and they’re largely subjective to start with. What one person loves might be considered a fashion crime to the next, and that’s why personal style is so important. You can pick and choose the trends that feel like “you”, and ignore the ones that don’t.
But when it comes to trainers, it turns out our editors share similar feelings on which colours, shapes and fabrics are starting to feel a little dated—mostly because other styles have emerged as more relevant in 2023, pushing others further down the list. There simply isn’t room for them all, unless you’re okay with storing the overflow from your shoe collection in your oven, à la Carrie Bradshaw.
Of course, we don’t believe in completely writing off an item just because it’s not to our taste at this moment in time, so take the following opinions with a grain of salt. We’re also an indecisive bunch with ever-changing preferences; these are simply the trainer types we’re favouring for the current season. Keep scrolling to find out which trends we’re pressing pause on for now, plus the ones we’re buying into instead.
