“Get those,” says his friend, grabbing a black pair of Nike Air Max 90s. He screws up his nose. “My dad has those. No way.” Unless you are fully invested in the world of trainers, it can ...

Trainer wins of recent years have been steeped in nostalgia. Yesteryear shoes bound for a return? Nike’s Noughties-hailing Shox – as Daisy put it, the “anti Samba”, which were reinterpreted as a mule ...