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The Black Tulip Arbi is a women's leather trainer, the one you reach for every day, in colourways including Chocolate, Black Leather and Botanical Green. Some colourways add nylon or patent leather panels. Whole sizes only, UK 3 to 8.

Questions

What is in the Black Tulip Arbi collection?

Black Tulip's Arbi collection holds every colourway of the Arbi Sleek Trainer, a slim, retro-leaning leather trainer and the everyday one in the range. Each colourway is made in whole sizes only, UK 3 to 8. The colourway is the choice this page exists for; each product page carries the materials and millimetre size figures.

What is the difference between the Arbi and the Cassava?

Black Tulip's Arbi Sleek Trainer is a slim, retro-leaning trainer, while the Cassava Classic Tennis Trainer is a tennis silhouette with clean court lines and no logos. The Arbi has a panelled upper and a slim profile that reads polished with tailoring, and the Cassava flexes at the forefoot from the first wear. Both are flat, with leather and leather suede uppers, an all-leather insock over PU cushioned padding and a durable man-made sole; some Arbi colourways add nylon or patent leather panels.

What is the difference between the Arbi and the Willow?

Black Tulip's Arbi Sleek Trainer has PU cushioned padding and a durable man-made sole, while the Willow All Day Trainer has memory foam padding and a flexible man-made sole. The Arbi has a leather and leather suede upper, with nylon or patent leather panels on some colourways. The Willow's upper combines leather, leather suede, patent leather and nylon, with nylon panels that keep it light. The Willow's sole flexes the full length of the foot, and the Willow is the flattest trainer in the range.

What is the difference between the Arbi trainer and the Clover loafer?

Black Tulip's Arbi Sleek Trainer is an everyday leather trainer, while the Clover Woven Loafer is a loafer with a hand-woven leather upper. The Clover's hand-woven leather is worked strand by strand over a barefoot-toe last, approximately 8 hours a pair. Under an all-leather insock, the Arbi has PU cushioned padding and the Clover has memory foam padding. The Arbi is flat on a durable man-made sole, and the Clover has an 8 mm heel, flat across every size.

Is the Arbi a trainer or a sneaker?

Black Tulip's Arbi Sleek Trainer is both a trainer and a sneaker, because the two words describe the same shoe. The style's full name uses the word trainer, and its short line calls it 'the leather sneaker you reach for every day'. Whichever word is used, the Arbi is a slim, retro-leaning leather trainer and the everyday one in the range.