
From January until June this year my monochrome Nike runners were to my feet what bacon is to syrup – a match made in oh-so-good heaven. My trainers were my significant other – I could take them anywhere and loved showing them off. They were as happy going to the movies as they were to a meeting, I knew they would beguile crowds at formal functions as quickly as they would blend in at the park with my friends. They were perfect. But then, I wore them so much that they slowly began to disintegrate – it was subtle at first, a hole at the heel, a fraying shoelace, a slight whiffy odour when I removed them at the end of the day, mud stains that wouldn’t budge – sigh. I had worn my dear friends out, and it was time to put them to rest in a shoe box in the closet, where they would stay until “comfy walking shoes” were required.
A creature of habit, I did not look for a replacement pair from a new brand (that would be far too adventurous), instead I returned to the sneaker store to get a pair of Nike trainers that were virtually identical – albeit differently coloured – to my last pair. Cue today’s look styled for cocktails overlooking Stockholm.
What am I wearing? My prized Nike Max Thea’s, a pair of Topman ultra skinny dress trousers I bought whilst in London last week, an itsy-bitsy-teenie-weenie bandeau top from Urban Outfitters and a boyfriend blazer from Topshop.
Really like this! Who knew you could make trainers look like they’d fit into any event! Might finally get away with wearing trainers all the time if I style them that way!
You should try it! If you do, be sure to snap a photograph and submit it – I would definitely feature it on Girl in Menswear. Love Soph x
Woah! My mind is totally blown. Great outfit.
I am totally going shopping for running shoes to… not run in.
Haha welcome to the club Sam, hope you find some awesome ones! Soph x