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Messy walkers might want to penny-pinch with Urban Outfitters’ budget canvas pair ($18, 235 Yonge, 416-214-1466).
Roots now carries a leather version of Converse’s Jack Purcell shoe ($79.95, 100 Bloor West, 416-323-3289, and others, www.roots.com), originally created in 1935 by the Canadian badminton champ.
Add a little sparkle with H&M’s white and silver kicks ($29.90, 1 Dundas West, 416-593-0064, and others, www.hm.com).
A red sole stripe accents Lacoste’s perforated slip-ons ($135, Browns, Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge, 416-979-9270, and others).
Boxfresh’s Mix style ($94.99, Balisi, 711 Queen West, 416-203-2388, and other, www.balisi.com) is a modern mashup of high-top and desert boot silhouettes.
