Oh man, I have loved sneakers since I was a kid. I can’t fully explain it- there is just a euphoric feeling tied to unboxing a fresh pair. I think I have my brother and cousins to thank for this. They were early adopters of reselling sneakers and streetwear on Ebay- and by early adopters, I mean they were like 12 years old! (Shout out to Jon, Henry, and Christian! 😆)
Maybe I love sneakers so much because they can be the best conversation starter. C’mon, you’re LYING if you say there is a better feeling than hearing, “Oh sweet, where did you get those!?” From a stranger on Division Street. I also think that you can learn a lot about a person and their style based on the trainers they decided to put on that day!
Your outfit and shoes kind of speak for you!
So let’s talk trends. Gorpcore? Football/soccer shoes? Grandpacore? What is cool now? Can I still wear my ____? My answer: it doesn’t matter. Whether you’re a sneaker head, with the trends, or following the beat of your own drum when it comes to sneaker styles- I welcome it all.
If you like a certain style sneaker, I say screw a trend- wear it, anyway! You know what else I say screw it to? Being ‘afraid’ to wear things. Or “not sure if I could pull it off.” Is the fear of someone talking about you holding you back from trying out a fun shoe? Let them talk! At least your sneakers caught their eye and were interesting!
To me, the best thing about the sneaker genre is pretty much ANYTHING can be cool- if styled right and worn with intention!
[Exhibit A] Gorpcore sneakers- This essentially means outdoorsy adventure gear, but worn intentionally as cool, trendy streetwear. Why is this cool? I think wearing an outdoorsy style sneaker with a more put together look on top can provide a really interesting juxtaposition. The wrong shoe theory works really well here. Gorpcore is kinda granola hype, if you will.
[Exhibit B] Football / soccer shoes- On initial thought, you may be like, why are we wearing yellow sneakers with a chic outfit? Once again- it’s interesting!!! We spent pretty much 2 whole years inside for a pandemic wearing the same 3 things. Let yourself have some fun! 😊 Heard it here first, folks- yellow is the IT sneaker color this year.
Here’s a roundup of sneakers I can’t stop thinking about. This is probably a part 1 of many. Let me know if you try any! Tag me, message me- I love to hear what you’re trying! 👟💛
in green or yellow and blue! Love ’em.
And the higher version! ALD x New Balance 650R
in green, too!
Samba OG Sneaker in Black, White, & Gum
Sambae vs Samba- choose your fighter. Lol!
The yellow is my FAV- but they are selling out everywhere! Green is second fav!
New Balance® Unisex 9060 Sneakers
These are hard t come by in this color way, too!
There’s some great color schemes in these retro looking sneakers! Going to have to start browsing this category and expand my shoe collection 👟
Send me your favs, maybe I’ll put them in Part 2! 🙂