adidas Handball Spezial Earth Strata

Earth Strata is the colourway people tend to name when asked which Spezial to buy. The warm, muted tone sits comfortably in the brown-and-neutral direction that's dominated the last few seasons, and it does something the bolder colourways don't: it disappears into an outfit rather than dictating it.

That's most of the appeal. It works with denim, with tailoring, with almost any tonal palette — and it doesn't read as age-specific the way louder trainers can. The build is the standard Spezial: suede upper, slim low-profile shape, gum rubber outsole.

Reductions on this particular colourway are uncommon, since it tends to sell through at full price.

Now reduced. While stock lasts.

• Colourway: Earth Strata
• Suede upper
• Slim, low-profile silhouette
• Gum rubber outsole