The 6 Sneaker Color Trends to Shop for Spring 2025

Having come of age in the Sex and the City era of pointed-toe Manolos and stiletto-heeled Jimmy Choo strappy sandals, I have a special place in my heart for shoe trends that are actually practical. I’m only half-kidding when I say that I consider it my duty (cue patriotic music!) as a stylist and fashion editor to champion comfortable shoes—may the next generation stride comfortably and confidently where we too often teetered, and even fell.

The industry’s embrace of sneakers over the past decade or so has been a delight to behold, and a fresh white pair remains an easy wardrobe basic. But over the last year or so, we’ve seen the fashion crowd leaning more and more into colorful styles, often with a retro flair—case in point, the rise of Adidas’s SL 72s in their quirky color combos over the (still-relevant but no-longer-ubiquitous) classic white Sambas.

From a rainbow of fun tones to some more elegant hues, there’s a colorful little sneaker out there for everyone to tempt you away from your average white pair—and whichever color you opt for, the fashion-person trick is to simply continue to wear it like a neutral. Don’t overthink your color combos; just let your go-to sneakers be your go-to sneakers no matter what else you’re wearing. It might get a bit weird, but no one cares, David! Great outfits come from letting go a little, and I guarantee some accidentally great results.