Adidas Handball Spezial Off White Dusky Bronze

Off-white with touches of bronze: the Adidas Handball Spezial Off White Dusky Bronze has off-white suede across the whole upper, serrated Three Stripes and a heel tab in Dusky Bronze, plus a gum sole. That bronze is a muted coppery tone that warms up the white and stops the shoe from looking too cold.

• Upper: soft suede
• Stripes and heel: Dusky Bronze
• Outsole: gum rubber
• Fastening: laces
• Style code: IH1511

In such a light colour, the Spezial becomes a spring and summer trainer. It looks great with white or sand linen trousers, a long cotton skirt, T-shirt dresses in earthy tones and light-wash straight jeans. If you want a stronger contrast, pair it with chocolate brown: the bronze of the stripes bridges the two colours.

The original design debuted in 1979 on handball courts, and this version keeps the low, flat profile you see so much on the street today.

With light suede, prevention is what matters: protector spray before heading out and a suede eraser for small marks.