Chanel sneakers

As the models are walking down from the stairs of the Chanel Spring 2014 Couture show, there was immediately huge astonishment from the sitting crowds. And soon it spread all over the Internet that Chanel is doing sneakers for their couture show.

My immediate reaction to this is that Chanel is taking the street style fashion concept and transforming it into the luxury-level of attire it is notoriously known for, which is called trickle up. The embroidered, chiffon-wrapped sports shoes are in the same dawn pink, blue and cloud white colors that the Chanel clothing line is associated with. They go very well together, which gives a light, charming feel.

I personally love this revolutionary action of bringing sneakers onto the couture runway. Don’t get me wrong, high heels are fantastic – they make me appear taller and my legs longer. But, they are also the least comfortable shoes to wear! There is a saying: high heels are what men build to torture women. But, now that Karl Lagerfeld introduced sneakers to high fashion, that saying may be challenged as sneakers may change women’s perception that sneakers are classy and luxurious. As Mr. Lagerfeld put it, “You can be in fashion without being a victim.”

For sneakers themselves, it’s just so interesting to see it reaching a new level in its journey of “sneakerization”. Sneakers used to be limited to only the athletic wear genre, though overtime, has increased its value again and again and made itself a best-seller internationally and across all age groups. Now, by entering the couture fashion it has, once again, refreshed its image in a new page.