By AJLA SUCESKA

Aiming to look stylish and trendy in 2021 while also staying comfortable?

You gentlemen will most certainly enjoy this read as we are taking you through some of the most recent sneakers pairs that could be appropriate for the office as for your business trips, as well as for some of your fond night-outs and most entertainful parties!

Some models are particularly adequate with snowy escapes and winter weather delicacies, so let’s not wait and get into it to find you one of the best sneakers for this fall-winter season through our top 10 picks below!

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SAINT LAURENT Leather SL24 High-Top Sneakers

The prior French designer – YSL – legacy continues thanks to Mr. Vaccarello’s ambitious efforts in highlighting cool and bold silhouettes further through. Our first pick is one of those Saint-Laurent gold-tone signatures!

These branded YSL sneakers’ design was highly influenced by the basketball world and they will look best on you as you would like to reveal a classic athletic touch. These lux pieces with a high-top style and leather panels are made in Italy and are indeed a staple for this winter.

Why they are a must-have this season?

Given their leather upper, the tight leather lining and rubber sole, this merger of sleek and masterful tailoring are the perfect sneakers for heavy snowy days or if Monsieur ever got caught up in a rainy day in the oriental Hong Kong or up north in grey-sky Edinburgh!

Moreover, the colour story of red, black and white happens to be one of the most-requested-for sneaker colour combination on the market this season.

However, these pairs are so popular this year that you might no longer find them in stock within some of the popular designer brand stores whether at the Paris flagship boutique in Paris, the Beverly Hills one or at their other famous boutique on Sloane Street in London.

This is why you will happily appreciate and trust Harrods services in delivering your fancy YSL pair wherever you are!

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OFF-WHITE Off-Court 3.0 Sneakers

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It is definitely one of those pieces mister’s feet would slip into when he is up for a little city tour on a sky clear but cold Sunday afternoon!

Another high-top basketball shoe that is an amazing piece for this season is the Off-White Off-Court 3.0 sneaker. These pairs in fact remind us of the Nike (and Off-white) collab. ‘‘the ten” model.

The Court 3.0 dose of modernity combined to a vintage do impose the statement that won’t let you want to take them off afterwards. Obviously, the Off-White’s signature design elements – the brand’s logo and leather insoles finishing lines – are unmissable on these!

Why they are a must-have this season?

Gain grounds with the ”OFF-COURT” high-top canvas and retro basketball sneakers.

These fine pairs are constructed using quality materials featuring a high top, velcro straps, laced vamps and elevated rubber soles which would especially support our 10 and 11-feeters skips in the game! The trims, the tagged zip ties and textile patches convey a casual everyday attire; and for our venturous travelistas, it highlights styles which could switch gears to imminent conversation starters!

It is indeed your fight to keep these OFF-COURT sneakers white and shiny clean for as much as you can. It is also a fact that with these pairs, your outfit options are unlimited and the outfit would also look a little sharper than it would have been with other sneaker color options. But if this color doesn’t go your way, the beige alternative is worth checking in for sure!

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DOLCE & GABBANA NS1 Sneakers

The perfect ‘statement sneaker’ by Dolce & Gabbana! These definitely would appear similar to other pairs featured on catwalks or over the most influential Instagram feeds at the moment. In less than 5 years time though, sneakers like the NS1 managed to gain notoriety within the high-fashion circles!

First appreciated during the final weeks of 2020, D&G’s NS1 sneakers happen to be peak statement shoes. After making their debut throughout a limited-edition release at the 2020’s Milan fashion week, they went on to join the main collection later within the same year.

This pair magnifies the contemporary roll call with a dynamic upper composed of sharply cut leather, thermo-formed fabric and exaggerated rubber details. The NS1’s charm is in its eclectic design as it recalls the Seventies period with its fancy sideburns and leisure suits.

Focusing on specifics, the design is partially ‘scuba and hiking boot’ and most particularly ‘retro’.  

Why they are a must-have in 2021?

The NS1 is one of those you could use to add some ingredients and detail to a ‘sur-mesure’ suit, could you also pull it on with a slim-fit or some well height-cut pants during the weekend.

Besides, the combination of textures and tones makes them worthy of the finest streetwear ensembles and sure to command attention in the darkest winter mornings.

From a cloth perspective, the hounds tooth fabric and split-grain leather details along with tubular laces should withstand few rollouts in the snow and few centimetres above ground!

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MAISON MARGIELA Tabi Low-Top Sneakers

On an orientalist note and from the deep traditional Japanese split-toe sock came the Tabi shoe inspiration, labeling a similar name. These Maison Margiela Tabi sneakers are an iconic dedication and a Maison’s heritage classic that has been revisited at numerous times since the fashion house creation.

Since the Maison’s initial show during the Spring-Summer 1989 season, the design has evolved but it still flawlessly captures a defiant spirit and a cutting-edge simplicity throughout the eloquent design lines and the black and white binary combinations.

These fine pairs are crafted from pure cotton with rubber soles, featuring notably the Maison’s Tabi cleft toe in addition to the Line 22 printed logo – describing Margiela’s male footwear collection since 2008 – on the outer side. From another visual perspective, the Maison’s white tab logo is nicely drawn and the straight white stitch are featured in the back.

Why they are a must-have in 2021?

Yes, the Maison’s Tabi design was certainly not limited to boots!

You will certainly enjoy the embroidered sneakers’ minimalist and low-top silhouette and the iconic split-toe making it perfect for weekend styling; off-duty that is!

For Japanese culture amateurs and as a formality, white Tabi socks could be worn for tea ceremonies while a switch to black or blue would be perfect for our meticulous travelers friends.

Complete with the label’s iconic split toe, this pair is fully lined with a contrast rubber sole delivering a contemporary sign-off.

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ALEXANDER MCQUEEN PVC Show Sneakers

Seek attention everywhere you go in these silver-tone designer pairs from Alexander McQueen. Quite a cult classic since the designer’s 2015 Spring/Summer runway show, the model design has been reinstated and first impressions are mostly about chunkiness and a ‘shiny-but-chic’ statement. Whether you are invited to an exclusive clubhouse meetup, at a VIP nightclub table setup or to a fancy wine tasting event, these should happen to be your pick!

These Italian made baroque design-delis are calf-leather lined and they offer the McQueen’s signature on tongue & heel.

Notably, one can’t overlook the distinct rounded toe and tonal black heel panel that highlights its silhouette!

Why they are a must-have this season?

With their perforated air holes, the design label offers a delicate breathing comfort and the oversized tonal black rubber sole would prove useful at walking throughout the wettest Londonian streets! Also, their laces would resist better considering their thick and flat material and the parallel laces configuration that McQueens came with through the eyelet pairs.

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BALENCIAGA Elastic Runners

In the urban styling category, and besides last year’s Triple-S model extravagant popularity among influencers’ Instagram pages and fashionistas, Balenciaga continues to impress but with a sleek profile and chic aesthetic this through their Elastic Runner.  

These pairs are subtle and most importantly comfortable as never ever would the enhanced sneaker design including an elastic scrap compromise your feet’s happiness!

When it comes to your colour picks, the ‘Rouge et le Noir’ – Red and black – edition is not the only one! The fancy brown-and-beige edition for instance should perfectly match the LV bag you are wearing; and the conventional all-black is also available.

Why they are a must-have this season?

For men who want to stand out in the runner comfort and sophistication-smooth zone, these are the perfect pairs! Though this model remains more elaborate than the previous Balenciaga Speed Runner.

For those who fancy running through NYC’s Central Park alleys or under the Brooklyn Bridge lines on an early-bird promenade, you will appreciate the Race Runners suitable cushioning, their sock-like fit and you will happily enjoy wearing these with thick socks given the enhanced support and the breathable material these were designed with. Although, if you’re a ‘wide-feet’ah, I wouldn’t recommend this one!

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COMMON PROJECTS Achillies Low Sneakers

On another note, if you are into minimalistic designs that convey ‘a don’t shout’ you should give a try to these Achillies low sneakers! Besides their low top design, one won’t miss the standard-made infusion that is invoked through the gold foil serial numbers on the sneaker side.

Not a common fabric practice, and nothing common about this Common Projects piece – No doubt also about that refined taste of yours as you came across our No. 7 incredible edit!

These pairs feature a round toe with a lighter blue rubber soles to blur the dark winter blue on top.

Why they are a must-have in 2021?

That smooth leather, the dark monochromatic blue coloring that keeps perception as luxe low-key and the lace-up stringent parallelism will definitely harmonize with a casual Sunday grey or light blue suit! Although, the minimalistic design makes these sneakers pairable with any outfits, of course the lighter they are the better.

If the monochromatic blue is not your winter crush pick, then jet black, or white it is!

Furthermore, the lace-up fastenings make it less of a hassle for our most restless, ‘achilles’ consultants and directors. Indeed, “Achillies” as in ‘achilles’ is a worthy flag for this pair and also for our gentlemen and greatest warriors fighting on a day to day for a better added-value stream especially in these sophisticated times.

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VERSACE Squalo Knit Sneakers

Want to refresh your high-notch streetwear style? Then search no more. Versace Squalo sneaker‘s new chunky house addition to their footwear collection stands out from the crowd.

These multi-coloured calf leather sneakers are comfortable, sporty and its design conveys and relays the anatomy of a great predator that is the white shark.

It is in 1997 that Donatella took over on the creative cubes of the designer house Versace following Gianni’s Versace’s death and while her efforts were sensed over being consistent with the initial house design aesthetics, Donatella also brought her own self through a subtle polish to the house.

Throughout the shiny WHITE window of the designer house trainers’ iteration, the Squalo knit features emblematic outsole silhouette and hidden Medusa detail, and to finish with: ‘an autograph please, Ms. Versace?!’

In fact, these sneakers are made up of a mesh and leather upper featuring the embroidered branding on the round toe. Featuring also a fancy branded insole, a lace-up front fastening, a pull tab at the rear, a Greek key print and a thick bi-color rubber sole.

Progettato in Italia!

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BOSS Parkour Runner Trainers

Instantly upgrade your footwear collection with this bestseller and sporty trainers from the Metzingen-based label BOSS which happens to be the ultimate fresher for the season too!

Boss Parkour Runner trainers have a hybrid profile of fabric and rubber inserts, along with this symbolic color combo. The running-style trainers dynamic look is fostered through the upper materials including mesh and technical fabric, suede and the famous nubuck leather.

Let’s also not miss the white classic brand logo at the side and back, an exclusive designer appeal…

Why they are a must-have this season?

Crafted from durable material, these shoes are shaped to round-toe design for a comfortable fit. These include lace-up closure for extra grip and traction. Its EVA outsole is enhanced with a rubber base while a memory-foam insole cushions every step in this lace-up pair.

For those gents who are keen to their daily morning or evening neighbourhood walks, these pairs are super light and feet-flexible. Their bamboo-charcoal lining offers odour control and moisture management so that none of you guys would think twice about wearing your thick and cosy socks with it.

Black, white, as well as burgundy are always a full strike for winter as these convey bold-high contrast and brightness!

How easy that is to match them with your denim, diesel blue or black jeans, combined to a casual dark or light shirt provided the nuances.

…Its Friday afternoon How Jamiroquai-smooth, swingy and comfortable was our in-house consultant at the meeting room during that client project review presentation!

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GUCCI Tennis 1977 Vulcanised Low-Top Sneakers

Last, but not least! >> How about the Gucci tennis 1977 black classics, aren’t these ‘mignon sportswearish’?

However, when you think of sportswear, Gucci is not really the brand that comes straight to mind for our consistent calorie-burning fellows. Doesn’t it?

In fact, these fine pairs were modeled on tennis styles from the late ’70s at a time where gentlemen had particular affinity for vintage athletic gear. Yet here is again another chance to combine sportswear with the GG iconic brand motif.

Gucci’s signature tropes and bold motifs are evident in this season’s collection and the timeless GG black, red, and green combination won’t certainly depreciate this year!

Why they are a must-have in 2021?

These shoes became a staple in one of Gucci’s tennis campaigns few years back, and they are a trendy piece yet again!

Throughout a bygone era elegance of the Tennis 1977 sneakers, the brand’s creative director Alessandro Michele provided this athleisure offering that is ideal for the court or for first class takeovers.