The 9 Best Minimalist Leather Sneakers Right Now, from Cheap to Expensive

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You don't have to wear Chuck Taylors or Crocs when it's shorts weather. I mean, I love Chuck Taylors but they never last more than a year, plus there are more grown up ways to wear sneakers. A good quality leather upper, especially if it's stitched to the sole, makes for a sneaker that lasts way longer than cheaper kicks, giving you a surprisingly solid return on investment. Every dude eventually gravitates to the minimalist

00:00 "Best" ≠ "Most Expensive"
01:26 Best leather sneakers: Koio Capri
03:11 Best value leather sneakers: Thursday Premier
04:45 Best custom leather sneakers: Idrese
06:03 Best fitting leather sneakers: Adelante
07:22 Best chunky leather sneaker: Greats Royale 2.0
08:30 Are Common Projects sneakers worth it?
09:35 Beckett Simonon Reid review
11:04 Best luxury sneaker: Crown Northampton
12:36 Oliver Cabell's sneakers
14:10 Wrapping up

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[TxmmyBeats]

How’s the sizing for the becket siminon sneakers?

[pyeclam]

As someone with wide feet, I am so glad to be introduced to Adelante. I have been searching for a good-looking brand that have 4E and wider shoes and they all usually look bad.

[shade]

I have some handstitched crowns and can agree this is by far the best purchase i've made for sneakers I intend to use for a long long time

[Awakendabeast]

I love your channel and have learned so much about selvedge jeans, shoes, boots and basically how to dress better. Thank you bro i appreciate it and wish you the best

[krisjonesuk]

I’m surprised by the omission of Goral, who must be Crown Northampton’s closest competitor. I’d not heard of Idrese before but checking their website I see they say their sneakers include a leather insole, which must be a big plus.

[lukepaulson]

I appreciate some of these brands responding to requests for wider options as well as you discussing it. Great list. Thanks!

[trevorkleiner]

Nice wrap-up! Shout out to Goral in England as well who do some great work!

[richardcamp]

Thanks for this. Just ordered my first pair of minimalist sneakers from Thursday. The Premier low top cacao. Probably the best value sneakers out there. Love the look, and amazing construction for the price.

[Freco]

Thanks Nick! Love my Ecco Soft 7's which use more manmade materials so probably don't belong on this list, but they are leather on the outside and profoundly comfortable.

[pemulis]

Can vouch for the Beckett Simonons, all their stuff is great.

[daynemiller]

I have two pair of the KOIO Capri (white and all black). I like them both, they’re well-made and comfortable, and they look great. But recently, I got a pair of Untamed Street SOHO sneakers (“meteorite-blue patina”) and think they’re equivalent or better quality, have more exquisite detailing (including the patina color and waxed laces), and are noticeably less “clunky“, looking just a little more sleek in silhouette. Granted, they’re a little more expensive too, although still not nearly as pricey as CP Achilles. I haven’t seen Untamed Street sneakers mentioned in any YT leather sneaker reviews — I’m not sure why.

I’d love to see Scarosso and Goral reviewed too.

[Dominicreviews]

Video editing is getting better and better

[Mr.Thicket]

Dang Nick when you gonna mention the Thursday Encore’s 😂

Yeah I know it’s been said but since I have a pair I keep hoping to see more light shed on them, they’re awesome!

[Razzzordback]

Why in low leather sneakers vamp are big and lace gap(between vamps) is so small. Its style or something else ? I have wery low wolume feet so i wonder if i can try something like this .

[JaysonBucy]

Have you ever tried the Allen Edmonds courtside? I'm looking at them because they have EEE widths and look really nice.

[oldboy]

does anyone know which of these are a brannock D width? i know Beckett Simenon and Koio are, but im not sure about the others

[futurefomo]

What do you think of the koio Capri Regenerative?. It's 1.8mm leather and in terms or creasing of the leather, is it better than the nuno? Big fan..!! Thanks in advance.

[forrestkenworthy]

This might seem silly, but the most comfortable leather sneaker I've ever owned is a pair of onitsuka tigers Mexico 66. Got them used, and have worn them quite a lot over the last couple years and they're still very good looking with the leather holding up great. While they have some very over the top styles, the all white Mexico 66 pretty minimalist. Not cheap, but about 140 pounds new.

[keith]

My Greats Royales I bought in 2021 are my favorite sneakers I’ve ever owned. I want to replace them, but I don’t like that the 2.0 added the logos. Wish they still offered logo-less ones as an option. I guess I will try the Koios

[robertsandgren]

I have worn out the soles of pair of Thursday's in Horween waxed flesh. I can't guess how many hundreds of miles it took but the uppers still look great! I'll have to find out if the cost of a resole is worth it but I Strongly recommend the shoe!

Also, their customer service is Fantastic!