Everything worth knowing about White Sneakers That Stay White, Honestly Assessed is below, starting with the part that changes what you buy. Sneaker sizing runs a half size small across most of these brands. A wide toe box matters more than cushioning if you are on your feet all day. The groups below run from the decision that matters most to the ones you make afterwards.

What decides this is last shape, toe box width and cushioning. Everything else is preference. Two from the first group show the range: By Far's Prudent White Nappa Leather Sneaker at $333, and lagarconne.com's Flint Leather Sneaker - Cacao at $585. The first is the easy entry point; the second is where the money goes. A wide toe box matters more than cushioning if you are on your feet all day. Sneaker sizing runs a half size small across most of these brands. A higher price mostly buys materials and finishing, and occasionally it buys nothing at all.

Keep the sneaker quiet if the rest of the outfit is doing something. From the second group, Sperry's Helm Slip-on Sneaker ($70) is the one that earns its place, because it works in more than one context without being restyled. The third group is smaller and deliberately narrower, sneakers, for the decisions you make after the main one. None of this needs the whole group. One piece from each is usually enough.

There are 20 sneakers here from 12 brands, $60 to $693, all in stock when this was written. We would not buy all of them, and neither should you. dolcevita.com's LAINI SNEAKERS OFF WHITE CRACKLED LEATHER at $60 is the low-risk way in, and manymoons.com's Women's Orbit Flash Sneakers - Dark Bitter at $693 only makes sense if this is a category you already use constantly. On white sneakers that stay white, honestly assessed specifically: the difference between the top and the bottom of this list is real but smaller than the price gap suggests. Nothing here is included because it is famous, and price is not used as a proxy for quality anywhere on this page. If you take one thing away: pay for the thing that touches your body and economise on the thing that sits on top of it.