Selected women's leather trainers are reduced in the ECCO Black Friday sale, including the ECCO SOFT 7, the ECCO STREET styles and GORE-TEX waterproof trainers for winter, in white, black and seasonal colours. Every reduced pair is marked on its product page. Filter by colour and size on the women's trainers sale page to see what is in stock now. White leather trainers in the most popular sizes tend to sell through first in November, so buy those early in the event.

The best walking trainers are light, cushioned under the heel and flexible at the ball of the foot, with a footbed that supports the arch and an upper that breathes. Leather is the practical choice because it shapes to the foot and shrugs off rain. ECCO trainers are built on an anatomical last with ECCO FLUIDFORM™ construction, which bonds a light sole directly to the upper, so there is no stiff glue line to fight. For long walks and travel, the ECCO SOFT 7 and the ECCO BIOM 2.2 are the usual choices; for wet days, pick a GORE-TEX trainer.

The best leather trainers use full grain leather on a light, flexible sole, with a clean shape that works with jeans, chinos and dresses. Full grain leather shapes to the foot, wipes clean and lasts years, which fabric trainers do not. ECCO leather trainers use leather from ECCO's own tanneries, tanned to stay soft, on an ECCO FLUIDFORM™ sole. The ECCO SOFT 7 is the everyday classic in white and black; the ECCO STREET styles are the sportier cut. Both are in the Black Friday sale in selected colours, and white is the colour that tends to sell through first.

For standing all day, choose a trainer with a supportive footbed, a cushioned sole and a wide toe box so the foot can spread. Leather uppers hold their shape better than fabric over a long shift. ECCO trainers are built on an anatomical last, so the toe box follows the shape of the foot, and ECCO FLUIDFORM™ construction gives a sole that cushions without being spongy. The ECCO SOFT 7 is the usual choice for work on your feet, and the GORE-TEX version adds a waterproof lining for the commute. Selected styles are in the Black Friday sale.