Good afternoon, Wednesday. I'm on the mend and thanking the sweet Lord because today is gorgeous and glorious and perfect weather. And nothing makes me feel better than fashion. You know how it heals my sole. And my heels, too. Because today I wanted to shout out Loeffler Randall's wonderful take on the sneaker, the Octavia high top being offered for all you pre-Fall types (I myself perpetually live in Fall- it's my favorite season of all so never have a problem going there in my mind).
Recent years have seen the sneaker trend explode right onto the feet of girls uptown and downtown. The Isabel Marant wedge sneaker completely changed the game, and oh how I love that the kicks game was changed by a Frenchwoman. It was many years ago that I dated a rather stylish Frenchman, who told me to never wear sneakers, unless I was at the gym. In fact, he didn't even approve of wearing sneakers to walk to ze geem- one had to wear regular shoes and then put on the sneakers in ze locker room. You can probably guess how that relationship ended up, but I must admit his style advice had me questioning my sneaker wardrobe, and for many years I went without wearing them- trading sneakers for motorcycle boots or ballet flats when looking for something comfortable to wear.
But now that I'm once again a New Yorker (always but you know what I mean), the game has changed yet again and I own more than a few pairs of sneakers. I love my Marants, I live for my perforated Nike high tops, I'm obsessed with my Pour La Victoire metallic and snakeskin lowtops that are dead ringers for the more spendy Alex Wang ones I was craving. Oh and my Modern Vice studded numbers? Fantastic. I clearly can't get enough, and I'm sure many of you are feeling the same way- sneakers are quick becoming a fashion staple, and there's no better city than New York to rock the trend.
But back to the Octavia- part boot, part Doc Marten, part high top- all parts awesome. I love the grown up cap toe, the dalmatian print is great with contrasting black and white prints or bright solid colored pieces or denim, and I adore the casual sneaker feel with the dressed up Loeffler Randall classiness. Huge fan. Comfortable, chic, and effortlessly cool all rolled into one. Take that, Frenchie.
Cause that's what's up this kickin' it kind of Wednesday in the beautiful and glorious 212. Walk on. XO