Spring It-shoes like high-vamp flats can't keep me away from the sneaker trends on my shoe rack. Ballet sneakers , chunky New Balances, even Adidas Sambas are exactly what I want when I'm putting together an outfit with jeans : comfortable, versatile, and endlessly wearable. I'm hardly the only one who steps into sneakers before any other shoes when I'm styling spring denim . Despite the fresh footwear trends popping up left and right, VIP sneakerheads have kept their trainers in regular rotation alongside their favorite jeans. Spring 2026 belongs to Adidas sneakers , especially Samba-adjacent models like the Tokyo and Handball Spezial. In early April, Jennifer Lawrence dusted off the white-and-red Tokyos she wore on repeat last year. The broken-in kicks looked just as cozy as her drawstring denim from La Ligne—the same New York-based brand behind her favorite Colby Pants. A few weeks later, Lily Collins put Adidas Handball Spezials on my radar with cuffed denim and then, white jeans .…