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10 ways to wear trainers with dresses

Check out our favourite ways of styling the casual footwear classic with a dress

Updated on 20 Apr 2023

Sneakerheads have been infiltrating the street style set for the past few years now – and we're honestly totally here for it. Way back when, traditional shoe styles ruled the roost, whereas now rocking a pair of trainers to Fashion Week is totally commonplace and stylish sneakers are ten a penny.

Excellent news for exercise avoidants – there's zero need to work up a sweat to justify treating yourself to a fresh pair of kicks.

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Emili Sindlev rocks a navy patterned midi with high tops

This season, we're all about utilising our trainer collection to the max and styling our pairs alongside spring dresses. Injecting your wardrobe with a generous dose of casual cool in the form of a chic trainer will stand you in good stead on days when you need to look polished, but not overly formal.

How to wear trainers with dresses?

If you're into high octane patterns, keep things understated with a minimalist, single-hue trainer, perhaps echoing one of the print's accent shades. High tops pair well with mini lengths – check out styles by the likes of Saye, Converse, and Diadora.

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Gabriella Berdugo dons a bold-hued maxi alongside chunky blue sneakers

Chunky, retro styles offset the initial drama of a maxi, and New Balance's 530s are a case in point. Our fail-safe style rule? Generally speaking, it's hard to go wrong with crisp white trainer. Classics such as Nike's Air Force Ones and Jordans are a safe bet, but Axel Arigato also excels in this area. And for a slightly smarter, work-appropriate style, laceless is the way to go – think Russell & Bromley's Park Up flatforms.

Hello! Fashion shares our favourite ways to wear trainers with dresses this season:

Polka-dot mini with crisp trainers

Xenia Adonts wears a light blue polka-dot dress with crisp white sneakers

Neutral geometric midi with retro dad sneakers

Sonia Lyson sports a floaty midi with retro-feel sneakers

Metallic mesh slip and monogram high tops

Natalia Verza teams a see-through cami dress with a white shirt and Dior baseball boots

Vibrant print piece with accent colour trainers

Giovanna Battaglia styles a colourful dress with khaki trainers

Preppy mini and platforms

Camille Charrière rocks a sporty green mini with white platforms

Wrapover shirt and retro-feel high tops

Fatoumata Kaba wears a tailored yellow blazer with high top trainers

Tiered midi and distressed trainers

Lena Naumann styles a white tiered dress with sneakers from New Balance x Miu Miu's limited-edition collection

Cottagecore denim number and sporty sneakers

Babba C Rivera wearing teams a denim ruffle dress with lived-in sneakers

Best Trainers to Wear with Dresses for Spring 2023
Game L High Waxed trainers
£80 AT DIADORA
Modelo '92 Vegan Blue
£179 AT SAYE
MR530 trainers
£95 AT NEW BALANCE
Air Jordan 1 Mid
£114.95 AT NIKE
Orbit Sneakers
£220 AT AXEL ARIGATO
Park Up Flatform Laceless Sneakers
£195 AT RUSSELL & BROMLEY

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