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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Chloe Mac Donnell

As politicians and CEOs slip off their shoes – are trainers now the smart choice?

Liz Truss dashes about in her white trainers.
Liz Truss dashes about in her white trainers. Photograph: Jacob King/PA

Heels or flats? It’s a typical sartorial question and one the British prime minister, Liz Truss, faced this past week. On a morning visit to the Conservative party’s annual conference, followed by an interview on Sky News at lunchtime on Tuesday, Truss swapped her usual court heels for white trainers.

Boris Johnson may have worn crumpled suits with his shirt tails hanging out while in power but few expected to see the PM on duty in a pair of £138 trainers from the British high street retailer Reiss.

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