Dubious Trend: High End Platform Sneakers

by a stylized hysteria on February 21, 2012

in Random

These days, you can’t visit a street style blog without seeing a least a few pairs of those Isabel Marant hidden-wedge sneakers (or their lower-priced counterparts).

 

There’s a special place in my heart for “ugly” trendy pieces. But I can’t seem to get on board with these. See, I look at them and I see this:

House slippers, masquerading as sneakers. Not be worn above the age of 4.

 

with a little of this mixed in:

 

Yo Kid! Yo Play! Yo 1994, how ya been?

 

I did a little google searching to find some chic outfits featuring these sneakers. I kind of feel like every single one of these outfits would be better with different shoes. What do you think? Am I missing the boat? Are these so fantabulous that I can’t even wrap my mind around them? Or are they just really, really bad?

Tagged as: dubious trend, hidden wedge, high top sneakers, isabel marant

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  • http://www.alaskanweredork.blogspot.com/ Katie_quarterman

    I am so on board with you!  I really, reallly hate this trend, it’s an amped up version of the white mom sneaker.  There are super cute, steamline, girlish sneakers out there, I think this is one of the times when designers come up with the most hidious thing and then laugh when people wear them.

  • http://www.mpchouchou.com Noelani@MonPetitChouChou

    I was pretty offended by these are first, and you know I am a Marant devotee. But then, once I tried them on and experienced the brilliance of the secret wedge, I started to change my mind. I think they are a decent alternative to flats, maintaining some cool without wearing full on sneakers. Now, would I shell out 700 bucks for them? Hell to the NO.

  • Aglimpseofglamour

    no- ew you’re totally right being anti-big puffy sneaks! hurts my eyes.

    xo
    sami

  • http://brileeo.blogspot.com/ Brianne

    Hahahahahaha.  I don’t mind the outfit on the top right, but I agree, I am not a fan either.

  • The Boston Fashionista

    A Kid N Play reference! Only you could work that in…

  • Anonymous

    So we started this discussion… They did not appeal to me aesthetically, yet I was finding some tiny grain of satisfaction in the hidden wedge. I finally figured it out. I’m into these not for fashion’s sake, but for all those occasions when “normal” people wear sneakers and I refuse to because I’m not comfortable in flats (although so far the only appropriate scenarios I’m coming up with involve gyms or sports – both highly unlikely for me).

  • http://www.hoggerandco.com Hogger & Co.

    HAHAAHAAH @ Marissa’s comment!! I am impressed with the way these ladies styled the shoes, as I wouldn’t know where to begin. I barely know how to style my converse with jeans!

  • http://thewellappointedcatwalk.com Marissa

    I 100% agree with you. When I first got to your blog today (before reading), I said to myslef, “I’m going to have to find another post to comment on because I have absolutely nothing nice to say about these shoes.”

  • http://leiannoffduty.tumblr.com lei ann

    ugh…you know my shoe stylings so you know how i would feel about these sneakers. couldn’t even get on board with the flatforms…hahaha! 

  • Shanna-Marie Beattie

    I think they are bad! I’m not a sneaker girl. Wearing lil white canvas sneakers with a cute outfit is as far as it goes for me. I would only wear these if I were running to a sale. I agree and think these outfits would look far better with different shoes. 

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