Fashion: Silver Sneakers Put a Shine in One's Step

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By Elisa Mala

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Silver sneakers conjure images of space treks, but selections from current menswear collections are wearable on earth. Low-tops offer drops of shine, like the chrome golfers by The Generic Man, which are handmade in Portugal from Italian leather and reminiscent of saddle shoes ($265; thegenericman.com). Gucci perforates its name along the sides of its sneakers ($475; neimanmarcus.com). Form meets function in athletic options from Puma Black Label ($225; shopkitson.com) or Field sneakers from Y-3, the brainchild of avant-garde designer Yohji Yamamoto and Adidas ($260; y-3store.com).

High-tops put the metal to the pedal, with near blinding shine in Dior Homme lace-ups ($610; eluxury.com) or the muted sheen in a gunmetal pair by Alejandro Ingelmo ($485; bergdorfgoodman.com). A sole Velcro strap seals the deal around the ankle-high laces of Prada's Bike Sneaker ($380; barneys.com). The slight puffiness in YSL's uppers provide an outer-space appeal ($390; saksfifthavenue.com). Its three-centimeter platforms won't elevate anyone to the moon, but they're slick enough to put a kick in every step.

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