Shoes are either beautiful or comfortable. Nobody has managed to fully combine these two characteristics. And in 2009, French fashion designers under the brand name Isabel Marant released the new shoe world - sneakers-sneakers. They positioned themselves as a sports couple that is suitable for everyday wear, and were sneakers on a low wedge. The name "Sneakers" came from America, where they call the whole line of sports shoes, in which you can walk smoothly and silently. The word "snickers" means "scoundrel", which, apparently, reflects an attitude towards a person who can sneak up on you imperceptibly.
What are sneakers
In Russia, sneakers are called thick-soled sneakers. Here are their characteristic features:
- in appearance they look like sports shoes;
- have a strong and thick, but lightweight sole;
- the top can be made of various materials, it can be high or low, but with the same lacing;
- women's sneakers-sneakers are often produced with a convenient hidden platform, but this is an optional element;
- this type of shoe makes the legs visually shorter, so you need to select the remaining image elements correctly.
Shoes for any season
Sneakers are considered summer shoes or a pair for not too hot, not too cold and not very rainy weather in the off-season. Sneakers significantly expanded this concept - at first there were high spring-autumn models that immediately won the love of all young people from 12 to 30 years old, as well as sympathy from people of mature age who prefer semi-sporting comfortable shoes. Then the manufacturers released comfortable sneakers-sneakers made of insulated materials and with thick fur inside, so that now they can be worn in the winter. Such shoes can be worn in severe Siberian -40 ° C, you only need to choose the right pair of high-quality natural materials. Externally, winter sneakers are more like massive boots with lacing.
There are summer options - lightweight sneakers on a thick platform or wedge heels with an open heel.
So now you can wear your favorite sneakers at any time of the year.
Popular models
There are a lot of models, each manufacturer is trying not only to slightly modify someone else's successful design, but also to develop some kind of new concept. So the mass of sneakers on the thick sole of the most unthinkable styles, colors and proportions appears on the market. Finding yourself a pair of sneakers is not an easy task because of the huge selection. But there are models that never go out of fashion and always remain in demand:
1. Classic sports sneakers. They differ from the usual only a slightly thicker sole and are great for outdoor activities.
2. Sneakers shoes. In appearance, they resemble ankle boots or low shoes, and they can easily guess all the features of a business style: black and gray tones, strict lines, no sharp contrasts. Such shoes are acceptable even in cases where you need to comply with a strict dress code.
3. Sneakers on a hidden platform. They are positioned as a convenient alternative to shoes and high heel shoes. There is some truth in this, since sneakers on the platform really add growth, while not loading the feet too much. But stretching the growth, they visually hide the length of the legs, because of which the usual proportions are violated. So, when choosing such models, this property must be taken into account.
What to wear for women
What can a girl wear sneakers with sneakers? Shoes of this style still some time ago did not leave any room for imagination. It was assumed that sneakers can only be worn with skinny jeans, leather trousers and other street-style things.
Nowadays, the situation has changed, and experts in the field of fashion urge you to wear thick-soled sneakers with any things, if at the same time the whole image as a whole looks harmonious.
So, sneakers can be worn with shorts of any style (but jeans will be simply incomparable), and with light flying sundresses, and with a classic coat, and with a woolen jacket, and leggings, and even with variations on the theme of cocktail dresses.
Moreover, experts in the field of style advise to wear contrasting in color and style sneakers, which will be disharmonious with other things. So you can create an unusual and memorable image, the main thing here is not to go too far and not go down to bad taste.
What to wear with a man
Men's sneakers are best worn with jeans or casual items. But this is not a strict rule, but general recommendations. Men's sneakers are very diverse: there are leather and suede models out of time and fashion that perfectly blend even with strict things, and there are conceptual creations from designers for fashion shows that don't seem crazy only when you look at the whole image as a whole.
High sneakers with thick soles go well with jeans, plaid shirts, sweatshirts, caps, “rappers”, skinny and wide trousers. The only problem for men is that all interesting models produce up to size 45, so if the leg is larger, then there are very few options.
Price
How much can sneakers cost? The price of a product primarily depends on the brand’s popularity and the quality of the shoes. For example, not the best models from Chinese and Korean manufacturers will cost from 1,500 rubles. The average cost is 3000-4500 rubles. For this amount, the buyer gets a pretty decent quality and, possibly, an interesting design, but not a well-known logo, which you can brag to friends and acquaintances.
Brand models are much more expensive. For example, classic men's sneakers from Calvin Klein will cost 12,500-14,000 rubles, and branded Adidas sneakers will cost 5,000-5500 rubles.