Visits: 32 As Paris prepares to host the 2024 Olympics, new exhibitions explore the relationship between two worlds obsessed with physical perfection. With Paris gearing up to host the 2024 Olympics — and with 150 million euros worth of sponsorship …
How Did Hokas Become So Popular?
Visits: 27 Jonah Weiner, the co-owner of the fashion newsletter Blackbird Spyplane, has been in a relationship with Hokas for years. “I’ve had a saga of falling in and out of love that predates people knowing about them,” Mr. Weiner …
Shannon Abloh Is Ready to Talk
Visits: 23 In early November, a few weeks before the first anniversary of the death of her husband, Virgil Abloh — founder of Off-White, men’s wear designer of Louis Vuitton, Nike collaborator, artist, all-around design polymath and master of quotation …
28 Black Friday Shoe Deals and Sales to Shop in 2022
Visits: 21 Out of all the shopping specials taking place right now, it’s the early Black Friday shoe deals that are capturing our attention. With boot season upon us, now is the perfect time to pick up a pair—especially because …
A Sneaker With a Built-In Puddle
Visits: 33 Thinking about oceans of plastic at Paris Fashion Week. During fashion week, we will be spotlighting the small details we saw on the runways that surprised or delighted us. Bring on the sculptural shoes and antique fork jewelry. …
Don’t Toss Those Old Sneakers
Visits: 36 This article is part of a series examining Responsible Fashion, and innovative efforts to address issues facing the fashion industry. MILAN — The kings of our casual-attire era, sneakers have long been landfill fodder of cheap fabrication. Golden …
Can I Wear Sneakers With a Dress?
Visits: 20 A reader wonders if they can ditch their fancy flats for good. I’ve noticed that sneakers with dresses are becoming a thing. But I can’t figure out how to match them up. Long dresses with flat sneakers or …
How Nike Won the Cultural Marathon
Visits: 28 For its 50th anniversary this year, Nike could have done a lot of things. It could have done what many fashion brands do and had a series of enormous parties in multiple capitals around the world with special …
In Afghanistan, Follow the White High-Tops and You’ll Find the Taliban
Visits: 24 MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — The unassuming white leather high-top sneakers with green-and-yellow trim are a best seller for a roughly half-dozen shoe vendors in a sprawling bazaar in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif. But they are not in demand …
Briony Douglas Shares Her Sneaker Obsession As Part of #eBayEdits
Visits: 35Photography by Briony Douglas.The Canadian photographer dishes on her favourite finds – and even the ones that got away – on National Sneaker Day. By Odessa Paloma Parker Date October 9, 2020 icon-facebook icon-twitter Toronto-based image maker Briony Douglas …