Sneakerinas Are Trending This Fall—This Is The Pair “It” Girls Love
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Overview
There’s a trending shoe category competing for space in your fall wardrobes, and it can’t quite decide what it wants to be. Sneakerinas combine the slim, delicate shape of a ballet flat with sportier details traditionally found on sneakers. The result is a shoe that looks slightly strange at first and then suddenly makes perfect sense.
The hybrid is quickly becoming more than a niche runway experiment. Brands across the fashion spectrum, from Nike to Chloé and Louis Vuitton, have released their own interpretations, making a strong case for sneakerinas as one of fall’s biggest footwear trends. But among the growing number of options, VIVAIA’s Carol Sneakerinas are emerging as an early It-girl favorite.
Bella Hadid recently wore the latest black tone pair with knee-high socks, a little black dress, and an oversized tan jacket. It’s exactly the kind of off-duty outfit she does particularly well: seemingly thrown together, slightly unexpected, and somehow cooler because nothing looks overly styled.
According to VIVAIA, the outing marked Hadid’s fourth time stepping out in the brand’s shoes. And she isn’t the only one making a case for the Carol. Lola Tung was photographed wearing VIVAIA’s white Christina Sneakerinas, proving that the brand’s take on the trend works just as well with a lighter, flirtier outfit. Seeing both women reach for VIVAIA’s relatively under-the-radar sneakerinas (in different styles and with their own distinct approaches to getting dressed) makes the trend feel less like a fleeting celebrity moment and more like one worth investing in.
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Celebrity sightings alone aren’t enough to make me pull the trigger, but these are the types of shoes that could do double duty in almost any closet. The beauty of the sneakerina trend is that it combines the barely-there silhouette of a ballet flat with the tread and practicality of an actual sneaker. Categorizing it might be confusing, but figuring out what to wear with it isn’t. Try a black pair with jeans and your favorite fall sweater, ortake a cue from Hadid and Tung and style them with a mini dress.
After several seasons dominated by ballet flats, Mary Janes, retro sneakers, and increasingly unconventional shoe hybrids, the line between “pretty” shoes and our practical ones has essentially disappeared. And I’m not mad at it. Sneakerinas land right in the middle, and that’s exactly why they work.
Ahead, shop VIVAIA’s It-girl-approved Carol Sneakerinas along with more of the best options to wear this fall.
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