Become experimental playground of designers in search of cool attitude, sneakers are today subject to all kinds of creative delusions. After the wave of running jewels of the early 2010s and more recently, the plebiscite in favor of minimalist white tennis , it is the turn of a new generation of sneakers , decidedly more ostentatious to convert the aficionados of shoes known athletic.
Mid-pragmatic, semi-conceptual, the new fashionable sneakers boast a post-underground aesthetic in tune with the times, sporting prominent soles and a patchwork of purplish hues voluntarily mismatched. Seeming straight out of a retro-futuristic fiction to the Blade Runner, they impose themselves in mutant shoes in a luxury industry that is always more disruptive, driven by avant-garde designers.
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We think of Demna Gvasalia whose mutant sneakers Balenciaga , the antithesis of an anonymous Stan Smith , appeal to followers of the genre, men or women elsewhere. Same shine within his own label, Vetements , the Georgian creator presenting a "genetically modified" version of the white Reebok , worthy of the Fifth Element .
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At Louis Vuitton , Nicolas Ghesquière once again unveils his passion for science fiction with sneakers with overt surrealist lines while Stella McCartney and Acne Studios deliver a more discreet but equally desirable version.
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Adored by influencers and other experts of the style in vogue, these geek inflection sneakers will however hardly have the same enthusiasm as a timeless Gazelle or the mythical Nike Internationalist , at least with the general public.
In addition to the barrier of a price too often prohibitive (count a half SMIC for the star model of the season) , their imposing pace will make more than one hesitate, no offense to diktats of the hype. As for the more adventurous, we advise them to combine their it-shoes with a sober monochrome outfit, such as a straight coat mix, pleated trousers and turtleneck or, springtime, a duo " mom jean " / white t-shirt well felt.
