How to Style Mid-Top and Low-Top Sneakers

Mid-top or low-top: it is a hem question

Sneaker styling starts at the ankle. A low-top ends below the ankle bone, so the trouser hem falls over it and the leg reads long and uninterrupted. Mid-top sneakers cut across the ankle, so the hem has to break above them — which shortens the leg visually but makes the shoe part of the outfit rather than a footnote.

Neither is more correct. Decide what you want the trouser to do first, then pick the height.

Low-tops: the invisible option

Wear low-tops when the trousers are the subject — wide, pleated, or long enough to stack.

• SSD-SISR Lowtop Signature Sneaker White — the cleanest pair in the range; wears with everything tonal.
• SSD-SISR Lowtop Signature Sneaker Black — full black, so the shoe reads as a shadow under a dark trouser.
• SSD-SISR Lowtop Signature Sneaker White/Black — a little contrast at the sole for a graphic break.

Mid-tops: the shape option

Wear mid-tops when you want the ankle to show and the shoe to hold its own — cropped or straight trousers, hem just brushing the collar.

• SSD-DSSR Midtop Diamond Stitched White — the diamond-stitched upper, the most sculptural pair we make.
• SSD-DSSR Midtop Diamond Stitched Black — the tonal version, best under black trousers.
• SSD-DSSR Midtop Diamond Stitched Navy — navy reads softer than black in daylight.

Three rules that always hold

• Match the sole weight to the trouser weight. A chunky sole under a thin trouser looks borrowed; keep both substantial or both light.
• Let the hem land within a centimetre of the collar on a mid-top. Anything more looks accidental.
• Keep socks invisible or tonal. A white sock over a black mid-top cuts the leg in half.

Sizing

All sneakers run 39–46, and unavailable sizes are struck through on the product page so you can see stock at a glance. Browse everything in sneakers, and finish the look with a boxy tee or a satin bomber.