Comfort meets couture: The best satin trainers for when you’re tired of heels

Shopping | ES Best Home | FashionComfort meets couture: The best satin trainers for when you’re tired of heelsThe silkiest upgrade your wardrobe has been waiting for. The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.VivaiaGeorgie Darling1 minute agoSign up for our free weekly newsletter for hot deals, best buys and expert reviewsSign upI would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.Suede had its moment — a long one, admittedly — but the trainer trend that's taken over every fashion editor's Instagram feed, every serious shopping roundup and, increasingly, the pavements of London, Milan and New York, is something altogether more sleek. Satin trainers are the shoe story of 2026, and if you haven't bought into them yet, you're about to want to.Read MoreSix fresh beauty trends taking over this spring, from milky manis to supercharged foundationsThe 2026 wedding shoe edit: 19 pairs a fashion writer recommends for the modern brideI'm a beauty writer, and I've found the best ultra-lightweight SPF serums that won't leave a white castThe starting point, as with most things worth wearing, was the runway. Miuccia Prada sent satin sneakers down both the Miu Miu and Prada SS26 shows, and the fashion world duly lost its mind. Dries Van Noten followed, Simone Rocha put her unmistakably romantic spin on it, and Chloé delivered a version so wearable it might convert even the most trainer-averse among you. The high street moved fast — COS, H&M and Tommy Hilfiger all dropped their own iterations within months, and searches for satin trainers on Net-a-Porter are up 100 per cent this season alone.What makes them work — and why they feel different from the suede moment that preceded them — is the versatility. The sheen of satin elevates whatever you wear it with. Throw them on with wide-leg jeans and a knit, and the whole ou...