Okay, so I know trainers have been very popular since the moment they were created, but I think it’s safe to say that the sneaker world has never been so expansive as it is now. Over the past couple of years, I’ve had to dedicate more time to analysing trainer trends than I have compared to the rest of my 14-year-long fashion career combined.
Between It styles that have truly taken over (here’s looking at you, Adidas Sambas and Onitsuka Tiger Mexicos) to cool designer collaborations (the trainers from which have been harder to track down than under-£3k vintage Chanel bags), I’ve reported on just about every trending trainer going. And now, fresh off of researching the kicks that will very likely dominate over the spring/summer 2025 season, I’m now going to focus on current-looking colours specifically.
“This year, it’s less about one colour dominating across trainers—instead, it will be more about investing in colour in a general sense,” Kay Barron, Fashion Director at Net-a-Porter told me recently. Trainer trends will be more about styles that allow fashion forward [people] to use pops of colour to complete any outfit and those make bold statements.” By briefly scrolling my For You page, I know this to be true.
While white trainers will never be “out”, there are some trainer colour trends that feel especially 2025. If you love bright hues then you’ll be pleased to hear that trainers in statement shades are still very much a thing this season but, if you prefer neutral palettes, rest assured there’s enough going on to keep you happy, too.
So, which trainer colour trends will be all the rage in 2025? I have seven to show you below.
7 Trainer Colour Trends Ruling in 2025
1. Silver
Style Notes: Is it just me, or are silver trainers everywhere at the moment? From Adidas’s Taekwondo trainers to Dries Van Noten’s all-but-sold-out Dustin sneaker, which came in a flakey metallic finish, it seems no one is interested in going for gold. That said, these trainers are anything but second place. Their reflective surface means they can generally blend with any look, as the shine will ultimately capture flashes of the other colours you’re wearing too.
While I generally gravitate towards gold when it comes to jewellery and bag fittings, I have to admit that, when it comes to trainers, silver looks much more expensive than its warmer counterpart.
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ADIDAS ORIGINALS
Taekwondo Metallic Textured-Leather Slip-On Sneakers
NEW BALANCE
1906 Leather-Trimmed Mesh Sneakers
Sam Edleman
Kallen Sneakers
2. Deep Green
Style Notes: Green trainers were a big deal last year, with bright grass-green tones cropping up across Puma, Adidas and New Balance alike. For 2025, green is still prevalent, only now I’m seeing more of a focus on deep, rich-looking shades.
Flitting between emerald and olive, designers appear to have collectively agreed to take the saturation down where green is concerned.
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ADIDAS ORIGINALS
Japan Suede-Trimmed Leather Sneakers
GOLDEN GOOSE
Soul-Star Leather-Trimmed Suede Sneakers
3. Vivid Blue
Style Notes: Pale blue might be one of 2025’s biggest colour trends but, where trainers are concerned, things are decidedly less low-key.
Cobalt hues, peppered with flashes of white to keep things fresh, are what I’m seeing most of, but we might see this change still as we head into the warmer months. Either way, blue trainers are a sound 2025 investment.
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Puma
Puma Easy Rider Trainers in Blue
ADIDAS ORIGINALS
Sl 72 Og Suede and Leather-Trimmed Nylon Sneakers
4. Black
Style Notes: The antithesis to the bright colours we’re seeing elsewhere, black trainers are also bubbling up as a major sneaker trend this year. I’ll confess, I used to think black trainers looked a little cheap, but with a focus on form and using sleek fabrics, they’ve never been more elevated than they are right now.
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Converse
Run Star Trainer
SALOMON
Acs Pro Advanced Rubber-Trimmed Mesh Sneakers
THE ROW
Owen Mesh and Suede Sneakers
5. Red and Pink
Style Notes: Why choose one trending trainer colour when you can have two? Between social media and the shopping circuit, pink trainers accented with red, or vice versa, are coming through as the trainer colour combination to know.
While they might sound like a lot, red and pink trainers look great worn with traditional blue denim hues, but also hold their own against cream, navy, olive and camel.
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ALOHAS
Tb.490 Rife Sea Pink Leather Sneakers
adidas Originals
Adidas Originals Handball Spezial Trainers in Red and Pink
M&S Collection
Suede Side Detail Platform Trainers
6. Brown
Style Notes: If you have elegant style sensibilities, then this is the trainer trend for you. Thanks to Miu Miu’s ongoing collaboration with trainer brand New Balance, chic brown trainers, particularly those in suede, are now a reality and have given those who never really felt comfortable styling trainers a gateway into the category. Needless to say, they’re still big news in 2025, with lots of other labels also getting in on the brown trainer trend action.
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Miu Miu
X New Balance 574 Striped Velvet Sneakers
7. Yellow
Style Notes: Last year, Onitsuka Tiger’s Mexico 66 trainers in the brand’s signature bright yellow hue were some of the hardest kicks to get your hands on. And this demand has endured and they remain relevant well into 2025, too, as, after a decent restock, fans of the cult trainer could finally get their hands on them. And let’s just say they’ve been making up for lost time.
Of course, other brands have since followed suit with their own canary options, all of which are valid, too, but it’s Onitsuka Tiger we ultimately have to thank for the cheeriest trainer colour trend of 2025.
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ADIDAS ORIGINALS
Gazelle Indoor Leather-Trimmed Nubuck Sneakers
