Suede sneaker
Plain sneaker made of suede: more matte and softer than the white leather sneaker and less conspicuous. In gray or brown it goes well with wool trousers, flannel and knitwear. Waterproof it before the first wear, and it will also tolerate light rain.
In the catalog
From the Guide
- White sneakers belong with light trousers, taupe, olive and jeans. With gray wool trousers or navy trousers they work, but look deliberately casual.
Related terms
- Suede and smooth leatherSmooth leather is the grain side of the hide, smooth and polishable; it looks more formal and belongs with a suit and wool trousers.
- Penny loaferSlip-on shoe without laces, with a saddle strap across the vamp that has a small slit cut into it.
- Tassel loaferLoafer with two small leather tassels on a cord that runs around the upper and sits on the vamp.
- Horsebit loaferLoafer with a metal bar shaped like a horse bit across the vamp.
- Belgian loaferVery soft, light slip-on with a small bow on the vamp and a thin, flexible sole.
- Venetian loaferLoafer with no strap, tassel or bar at all, just vamp, seam and upper.