Novesta Star Dribble Classic Beige Transparent

The Novesta Star Dribble Classic in beige takes its shape from old-school basketball, but it's been a street shoe for most of its life. Made in the same factory in Partizánske, Slovakia that Novesta has used since 1939, it's built using traditional vulcanisation, where the natural rubber sole is pressed onto the canvas upper under heat rather than bonded with chemical glues. That process leaves the brand's distinctive foxing marks around the sole and creates a bond that genuinely lasts.

This version comes in a clean beige canvas upper with a transparent gum sole, chrome eyelets and a high-top cut that sits somewhere between a classic plimsoll and a basketball boot. It's the kind of shoe that goes with most things without trying too hard. At £69 it represents serious value for a trainer that's still made by hand in Europe.

• Novesta star dribble classic
• High top
• Canvas upper
• Vulcanised natural rubber sole
• Chrome eyelets
• Beige upper
• Gum sole

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