Sneakers are soft shoes that are worn for sports or casual wear. These shoes are primarily designed for exercises since it’s more comfortable but it has been used recently for normal footwear. It includes basketball shoes, runners, tukkies, athlete shoes, gym shoes, tennis shoes. Its sole is made from an elastic rubber or synthetic material and its upper is made from leather or synthetic material. First production of sneakers was by a British company called J.W Foster and Sons in the year 1895 and it received a contract to manufacture handmade running shoes for British team in the year 1924 summer Olympics. The shoe became known in Northern America at the beginning of the 20th century where it was named the sneaker.

TYPES OF SNEAKERS:

PLIMSOLL SHOE

Plimsoll or pumps is a sneaker with a canvas upper and rubber sole. The rubber sole is about 9mm thick that the canvas is glued to without coming up with sides and the results is much more like running without shoes. It was developed by the Liverpool Rubber company in the 1830s for beachwear. Plimsoll shoes are worn in the UK and Scotland for indoor physical education lessons in schools. It was worn by the British military until it was replaced by trainers in the middle of 1980s. Most of these sneakers are unisex but sometimes it comes in style of men and women preference.

SLIP-ONS

Slip-ons are lace-less version of the Plimsoll sneakers that are usually low. First introduced in London by Wildsmith shoes, it began as casual shoes called Wildsmith loafer but right now it is worn in different situations depending on the outfit. This sneaker was commonly worn by women but recently in the 21st century, it has turned into a fashionable unisex sneaker most preferred by teenagers and young adults.

HIGH TOP VOLLEYBALL SNEAKERS

High Top Volleyball Sneakers is a sneaker that extends above the ankle of the wearer. These sneakers come in a huge advantage to the wearer since it protects the ankles from twisting. Considering the fact that a volleyball player makes a lot of movements during the game, various players suffer from ankle injury that are career threatening but that has come to change with the introduction of high top volleyball shoes by various companies which has come to prove positively by proving adequate ankle support during rapid feet movement.

CAN\/AS SNEAKERS

Canvas sneakers are durable, comfortable sneakers that are made from cotton canvas. It was during the world war two that canvas sneakers was produced for the military but it’s has since then been used by various athletes. Skateboarders have recently adopted the shoe since its light and comfortable allowing more balance and creep of the skateboard.

SYNTHETIC SNEAKERS

Synthetic sneakers are sneakers that are made from synthetic material. These sneakers are poorly ventilated leaving the wearer in an uncomfortable state. On the other hand, synthetic sneakers are slightly cheaper compared to other sneakers since it’s made from a readily available material which is more comparable to the leather therefore giving less tress to the animal right watch.

LEATHER SNEAKERS

Leather sneakers are sneakers that are in high demand as compared to other sneakers giving it its high pricing. Leather sneakers are very soft and comfortable with well-maintained ventilation that ensures the feet remains fresh in long and hot weather. It can be maintained by regular polishing which ensures it retains its original quality as it was purchased. Leather sneakers can be worn with different outfit such as jeans and khaki trousers with an amazing taste for fashion with its long time durability. Top most selling sneaker companies in the world often sell leather sneakers as their main product.