Ask Your Favorite Models: Is It Chic to Be a Sneakerhead? Inline
Photo: Courtesy of Soo Joo Park / @soojmooj1/8Soo Joo Park, Wilhelmina
“I love sneakers because they’re comfortable. My permanent airport look/long-flight uniform consists of tech knit trainers in different colors. My favorite one is a fashionable sneaker from Marisfrolg; it’s all-white leather, sleek, and has a platform heel that reminds me of my favorite platform Skechers from grade school.”
Photo: Courtesy of Jasmine Tookes2/8Jasmine Tookes, IMG
“I am always in heels, so sneakers feel like slippers to me. Super-comfy, sporty, and stylish.”
Photo Courtesy of Maria Borges / @iammariaborges3/8Maria Borges, IMG
“They’re my fave footwear for shopping, the gym, and strolling through the East Village and Central Park. My comfort shoe, I-have-my-day-to-myself shoe, hang-out-with-my-best-friends-and-family shoe. My this-is-who-I-am shoe and, best of all, I’m-safe-at-home-with-my-boyfriend shoe. That’s what my Jordans mean to me.”
Photo: Courtesy of Dylan Xue4/8Dylan Xue, Supreme
“I always loved Jordans—from the Jordan 5s, 7s, and especially my favorite, the Jordan 11s. I feel sneakers are so slick and street but still underground. Especially since growing up in China meant wearing uniforms to school, one of the few ways you could express yourself was with your kicks.”
Photo: Courtesy of Caylee King5/8Cayley King, IMG
“I got into sneakers because my boyfriend is a shoe customizer, so he paints shoes for NBA players and all sorts of cool people. He introduced me to a new style of sneakers, and I push him to wear shoes he wouldn’t typically wear that I’ve seen in this industry!”
