The French Girls Have Called It—These Are the 5 Major Trainer Trends for Spring

When it comes to a French woman’s shoe collection, you can expect it to include plenty of ballet flats, slingbacks and court pumps, but you’ll rarely find sneakers. In fact, they’re so rare that it took me hours to scroll through the Instagram accounts of the most stylish Gallic women to find the one I wanted. Any Wearing trainers. However, when I found them, I knew they would be the most stylish, adorable pair I would ever wear. Why? Because French girls are fond of dresses that look sophisticated yet effortless. So I knew to find the best trainer styles for spring, I had to pay attention to these accounts.

While French women look more towards quality, wearability and staples when building their wardrobe, some subtle trends for spring/summer 2026 are being worn throughout Chanel. Instead of classic box fresh white trainers, they’re embracing animal prints (including antelope, cow and zebra), they’ve noticed the use of bold paint box shades of red, yellow and cobalt on the Loewe and Lanvin runways, and when it comes to silhouette, chunky dad trainers have taken a back seat in favor of Camille Charrière-approved sleek runners.