

Take your boots off, spring is here.
And the new season is awash with collaborative sponsored_longforms to choose from, including links forged between emerging menswear designers and the high-street and athletic sports brands exploring new materials, such as the rubberised waterproof fabrication adopted to update the Jack Purcell mid Converse sneaker – here’s our definitive wish list…
1. Mid top trainers £170 by CONVERSE JACK PURCELL X HANCOCK, endclothing.co.uk
2. ‘Tawyer’ shoes £100 by CLARKS BY WOOD WOOD, woodwood.dk
3. Suede trainers £180 by JAMES LONG for Kurt Geiger London, 0845-2572 571
4. ‘35 Lite’ trainers £125 by GOURMET X BLACKSCALE, size.co.uk
5. High-tops £150 by TDT X HUDSON, tournedetransmission.com
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6. Patent leather multicolour sandals £315 by ANCIENT GREEK SANDALS X CARVEN, matchesfashion.com
7. Flip-flops £175 by VALENTINO GARAVANI X HAVAIANAS, valentino.com

As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.
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