This is what your footwear says about your music taste

Saucony trainers are for heads whose interest in footwear is as discerning as their taste in music. These cats stopped wearing Nike time ago and dropped New Balance since all the norms caught on.

Yup, these pups are definitely for those in the know, the type of people who consider FlyLo to be the Miles Davis of Generation Y and think Radiohead’s new album is a true return to form. And you’ll notice that Saucony freaks will always have box fresh sneaks, as their idea of raving is a night in with a Rega RP3 turntable and a couple bottles of rioja.

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The Air Max 95 is just one example of the futuristic trainers beloved of deconstructed club kids. They love the avant garde, bass-heavy dance music put out on labels like Liminal Sounds, The Astral Plane and Infinite Machine, which all specialise in slamming together grime, techno and noise, among various other sounds.

Their shoes must reflect the bonkers, forward-thinking nature of the music they listen to.

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Cocaine-white Classics are the go-to sneaker for UKG heads. Come rain or shine, these never fail to look crisp in the club and are the perfect counterpoint to outfits made up of bling brands like Gucci and Versace.

Alongside flamboyant Moschino shirts and cheap bubbly, these kicks are standard issue in the garage scene.

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The footwear for any hip girl or guy into rap and r'n'b, the Timberlands are worn with the 'I don't give a fuck' loose laces and the 'I really give a fuck' spray protected pristine clean 'Wheat Nubuck' suede.

The Timber crew can be found at a Kelela or Future Brown gig and like to think they could twerk, but never do. The girl Timberland fan gets gel nail extensions, whereas the male thinks you're never too old to wear your cap back-to-front. They know all the words to Rihanna and Drake's new albums but only really like the remixes.

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The ubiquitous Huaraches have become the favourite of UK “deep house” heads who rave topless in the clubs of Ibiza.

They’re light and durable, which is perfect for shuffling, and come in myriad colourways, so none of the lads who wear them will ever buy the same pair as each other, avoiding any potential Space Terrace wardrobe malfunctions.

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These amine-obsessed, pop-techno loving Nightcore fans enjoy dancefloors from a slightly higher perspective on their absurd five-inch platforms.

Although they all generally love JPop, the thing that really makes them squeal is metallic pastels, alien princesses and just about anything that sparkles. The music is fast-paced but with footwear like this, they're certainly not.

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A distant relative of the Saucony sneaker, the Desert Boot is worn by those who consider themselves more mature and sophisticated than the majority of the raving milieu. They use seminal DJ Harvey live recordings as the backdrop to dinner parties and have reduced their ecstasy use to special occasions in the festival calendar: Glastonbury and long weekends at Pikes, Ibiza.

Bespoke and easy going, the Desert Boot is a surefire signifier of home comforts (these also don’t get worn in the rave), like a healthy vinyl collection boasting most of International Feel’s discography and a full set of Le Creuset dishes.

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Janoski’s are the perfect trainer for tearing round raves in. Part of Nike SB’s range, they’re built to take a beating and are the type of shoe that goes with anything.

They’ll withstand club gunk from a night having it to Calibre in Fabric’s Room Two and are resistant to the plumes of dust kicked up during Outlook Festival and are reasonably priced, so new ones can always be purchased on demand.

Guaranteed by skankers.

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A second cousin of the Janoski, the Vans Old Skool is similar is style and function. It’s a comfortable shoe, so perfect for dancing, and its simple design means it goes with most of anyone’s wardrobe (especially the all-black attire of the techno militia).

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Nike is synonymous with the grime scene, from Wiley rocking an Air Jordan tracksuit in the ‘Wot Do U Call It’ video from 2004 to Novelist and Baauer’s ‘Day Ones’ being used in the brand’s latest ad.

If they can’t afford Cottweiler, members of Skepta’s ‘tracksuit mafia’ will no doubt be decked head to to in Nike. Which makes Stormzy’s love of Adidas all the more intriguing.

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