Pumping it up for the summer
THE tricky question of what footwear a chap should sport with his shorts raises its head every summer, and never gets properly resolved (though there’s one iron rule – leave those socks in the drawer, daddio).
This year it’s all about the new breed of plimsolls, the sports shoe that’s been brought back from the dead. A pair of lightweight pumps were once suitable only for the school gym, but the sleek, modern plimsoll is bringing some streamlined panache to the white trainer tradition – and it’s the perfect look for hot days and short trousers.
Burberry
White trainer
£225
www.burberry.com
Puma Alexander McQueen
Scarred Street Low trainers
£60
www.puma.com
Paul Smith
Musa trainer
£70 www.paulsmith.co.uk
Ted Baker
Sculpi
£66
www.tedbaker.com
Top Man
White Kooky cotton plimsoll
£25
www.topman.com