12/25/2023 0 Comments Addidas samba vintage shoes![]() ![]() The pair I have isn't as flashy as the yellow ones that are all over the place, but that's why they work for me: It's a sneaker I can slip on with a car coat, oversized trousers, and a baseball cap for market appointments (like a few weeks ago), or with a flouncy, puff-sleeve Ganni sundress with a sweater vest layered on top (like last weekend), or with jeans or a matching yoga set to walk my dog (pretty much every morning when I wake up). When I reflected on it some more, I had to admit that I wear a variation of a white sneaker 95% of the time, and one of them is now a pair of white Onitsukas with slate blue-green accents. 20, including three hard-to-find New Balance collaborations! It was a moment of existential wardrobing crisis. But cleaning out my closet over weekend, I took inventory and discovered I have more than 20 pairs of sneakers. I only learned what Grailed was, like, a year ago. I'm having a moment where I'm obsessed with a pair of Miu Miu ballet flats I recently acquired and I wouldn't ever, ever call myself a sneakerhead. HL: So I'll start by saying that there's a substantial gap between the way I think I dress and the way I actually dress. Tara wearing her Onitsukas with a vintage Roberto Cavalli skirt from The Real Real, 1990s Miu Miu bag from James Veloria, and a top from MaisonCléo. So I have to ask–have you been taking inspiration from Gen Z with the way you've worn yours? Or somewhere else entirely? I don't think we've mentioned enough just how COMFORTABLE these are, or how many more color combos there are than the yellow Uma Thurman pair. But I think this sneaker has comeback potential outside of New York and Los Angeles style circles, too. HL: I definitely see so many downtown doyenne, true-Fashion-People interpretations of this sneaker, in the style of the white Salomon sneakers Bella Hadid has also worn or the New Balance 550s. Like.oh, that girl wore a pair of sneakers because she's actually going to live her life today in that outfit doing things. When you throw on a pair of Onitsukas with a vintage Dior slip nightgown, it looks haphazard in a real spunky way. The thing that makes people look "cool" right now, in 2023, is when they don't look like they're really trying-that's why everyone is still so enamored with the effortlessness of the '90s. Hollywood To You/Star Maxįor a while, especially in the 2010s, looking cool was synonymous with curation: An aesthetic muted instagram grid, the kind of hair that never has a stray out of place, outfits that followed the conventional style rules.full looks and lots of matching. The TikTok star owns the Mexico 66 sneaker in multiple colors and is frequently seen wearing them. And like clockwork.those same people are following her lead and wearing the Onitsukas!Īddison Rae wearing the Onitsukas in Melrose Place this past January. The Bella effect is real, and I honestly think she's the reason the Adidas Sambas blew up to the extent they did amongst a stylish set who otherwise wouldn't consider wearing an indoor soccer shoes with their The RealReal grails. She was doing jumping jacks and hopping out of a mini fridge wearing them while on set for something. TG: YES! I have been seeing sprinklings of the shoe for a while now, but had a feeling it was destined for 'It' shoe status when I saw Bella Hadid wearing a yellow pair on TikTok. It feels like I blinked and everyone from strangers on the subway, to Dorsey founder Meg Strachan, to some French retail buyers I met at Copenhagen Fashion Week in January was lacing up in these sneakers. I’m still seeing Adidas Sambas and New Balance 550s on a daily basis, but I’m clocking just as many Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66 sightings. HL: We’ve both been sensing that fashion insiders have anointed a new It-sneaker this year. What follows is a transcript of a Slack conversation between senior fashion editor Tara Gonzalez and fashion commerce editor Halie LeSavage discussing the rise of 2023's reigning cool sneaker and how they're wearing it. ![]() When BAZAAR editors spot a fashion moment in the making, we can't keep it to ourselves. ![]()
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