Rishi Sunak offending many with his choice of footwear.

Rishi Sunak has offered a not-entirely-sincere apology to the Adidas Samba “community” after the British media seized on the prime minister apparently ruining the credibility of the popular trainer.

Last week, Sunak posted a video on social media where he was wearing a classic white incarnation of the trainers during an interview on tax policy in Downing Street. The fashion faux pas appeared to be pairing the footwear with his suit trousers (and him being a dull middle-aged man, probably).

The move sent Fleet Street style desks into a frenzy. After all, “Sambas” have been christened “The It Girl’s favourite sneakers” by Vogue as Emily Ratajkowski, Gigi Hadid, Hailey Bieber and many other fashionistas were identified as fans of the shoe that has been around for decades.

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