Luxury Tennis Sneakers Alternatives from The High Street

Lanvin Basket Suede Sneakers

As far as luxury tennis sneakers remain relevant Lanvin and Common Projects would always be the holy grail. Both labels popularized the most common silhouettes. Lanvin is know for it's cap toes and Common Projects has its signature clean toe with double stitch vamp. A pair of any of these would set you off at least £250. Have no fear if you're not willing to make that sort of investment but at the same time don't want to compromise of the luxe aesthetic. The high street is awash with different offerings from Topman to River Island. 

Common Projects Achilles Low Trainers 

Marks & Spencer's offering tops the list and is the priciest at £85. But it's worth every penny for not only its aesthetics but also its durability. River Island at the moment have the widest variety of luxe-esque tennis sneakers. They come in low and high tops with the low retailing for £50 and the hi top versions £55. 

Autograph Sneakers £85 from Marks & Spencer

River Island Grey Lace up Sneakers £50

River Island Black Nubuck Trainers £50

Topman Lux Autumn Winter 14 Re-thinks Tailoring with a Relaxed Approach

BOUCLE BOMBER £95 || Bomber Suit Jacket £80

 The Topman Lux aw14 capsule collection is in its fifth phase and it brings clean and minimal detailing to modern tailoring pieces. As opposed to launching an entire different label, Topman Lux was set up to serve an entirely different customer from the high street brands mainline.

The ‘Lux’ tag in its title is not only for branding sake, it also exudes the fact that higher quality fabrication is employed. Topman of all the high street brands who offer menswear is known for its innovative and varied selection of fits when it comes to wardrobe basics like tees and jeans, that vibe is not lost on this collection either.

The iconic biker jacked is re-worked in wool with dropped shoulders for an oversized effect and tees also possess dropped hems and panels. There are also interesting scuba tees in short sleeve and ¾ lengths for volume and effect.

As opposed to traditional menswear tailoring which never strays away from shapes –only in the case of bespoke- Topman has been able to update it lux collection with trendy bits, trendy shapes and trendy fabrication. 

BIB FRONT SHIRT £45 || BOMBER SUIT JACKET  £80 || DONEGAL SB COAT £130

HEM PANEL TEE £22 || PEAK LAPEL COAT £130 || PIPED TROUSERS £50

BIKER JACKET £110 || STRIPE SHIRT £38 || PIPED WIDE LEG TROUSERS £50