Sports fashion is increasingly expanding the boundaries of our daily lives. Not an exception was the shoes of this style. Sneakers, sneakers and sports shoes have the convenience, spontaneity and practicality, and more and more there are varieties of sports shoes that instantly become hits.
One of the brightest and most popular types of sports shoes was the invention of sneakers on the platform.
What is the name of?
Athletic shoes combined with a small amount of clothing. Basically, it's sporty or free style. Sneakers on the platform allow you to push the boundaries of compatibility of clothing of different styles with this type of footwear. And while you can look at one hundred percent, not at the expense of comfort and practicality.
For the first time, the French designer Isabelle Marant announced sneakers on the platform in 2011, combining such seemingly incompatible details - sports shoes with a feminine platform.
This model immediately fell in love with many admirers of urban style. Every year fans become more and more.
Sneakers on the platform are called "sneakers" - sneakers or sneakers on a solid platform.
The model, which is more like a wedge boot, has been called "arrowroot" in honor of the designer who first declared this type of shoe. Another name given to this shoe is bekketa - sneakers on a hidden platform, wedge heel.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of sneakers and handcuffs include their convenience, Variability with different styles of clothing - sports, leisure, urban or street, and even office. Such shoes always attracts attention, visually adds growth and slimming.
The disadvantages include the fact that such shoes remain within certain limits of style and are not one hundred percent universal. To this we can add that arrowroot and sneakers are no longer purely sports shoes and are not suitable for active sports. Another obvious disadvantage is the large weight - such shoes weigh much more than sneakers or sneakers.
Models
Among the model range there are different types of platforms - solid (sneakers), hidden or open.
Models on a hidden platform (covered with top material) allow you to hide how much the owner of this shoe has become higher. Models on a solid platform are mixed with various options for clothing youth style.
The upper part of the sneakers on the platform can consist of many details, like a sneaker or sewn on the principle of a shoe.
Platform height also varies. The top (sneakers) is low, high like a shoe. Most often in models there are lacing, velcro, fasteners of obviously sporty style. The material for manufacturing also plays a role - leather, artificial leather substitutes, textiles, sports fabrics, etc. As a decor, you can find colored laces, stripes, a manufacturer's label, metal decorative parts, zippers and rivets on sneakers with a platform.
Colour
In terms of colors, sneakers and arrowroot come in various shades - from monochrome to acid.
Contrast is also popular in models. - platform of one color, top of another, component parts highlighted in color, inserts. The color combination of such models is diverse - black and white, white and gray, black and red, white and red, etc.
Popular models with colored stripes. There are various prints, patterns, especially on sneakers.
The younger generation prefers universal colors or very bright shades - white, black, red, blue, acid green, orange and pink.
Brands
Snickers and arrowroot relevant for the first season. Not only shoe brands, but also sports brands are actively engaged in design and manufacture.
- Nike - high sneakers on the platform of this brand are notable for convenience and memorable style. The Nike Air Max model is characterized by a high platform due to a special insert. A model was developed with shock absorbers on the heels, a comfortable anatomical structure of wedge heels. Models are found on a hidden platform, on a wedge, with a different height of sneakers, all season options.
- Adidas embodies sports chic and comfort in its sneakers on the platform. Hidden wedge, truly sporty style, brand appearance - all this makes such shoes popular all over the world.
- Reebok It also follows its traditions and in models of sneakers on the platform you can see the laconic familiar handwriting, convenience and freedom of colors. Models vary in color, attachment methods, platform height and sneaker height, with a reinforced heel, anatomical rise.
How to choose?
Sneakers on the platform will be an interesting part of your wardrobe. With their help, you can safely stand out, feel free and independent, stylish. Such shoes will be universal for different styles - sports, casual, romantic.
- Sneakers or arrowroot is not whimsical in care, perfectly suited to any shape and type of appearance. With the help of the platform, your silhouette will become slimmer and will grow.
- In choosing such shoes, you should stick to what you will combine with sneakers or arrowroot, and also pay attention to the details so that they do not look cumbersome.
- The color should choose the shade that you like and fits most wardrobe items.
- You should not choose models with an abundance of decor and defiant design. Shoes should look harmoniously to your image.
The only limitation is for girls with large feet - sneakers on the platform can look very rough and fancy on a big leg. In this case, you need to choose models with a concise design, a minimum of decor and contrasting details.
It is also important to pay attention to the quality. - treatment of seams, coating, connection with the sole, insole. Since such shoes are heavier at the expense of the platform, you should look a bit like them during the fitting.
What to wear?
Sneakers on the platform can be combined with many things: sweatshirts, jeans, T-shirts, leggings, short jackets, jackets, tunics, leggings, dresses and denim skirts.
The most versatile combination will be jeans, but only narrowed or tightened inside sneakers on the platform. Any denim items such as shirts, short shorts, skirts are also ideal for such shoes.
In combination with trousers one should also give preference to skinny models, bananas, breeches, or not wide trousers with a straight cut.
Sportswear - shorts, t-shirts, tunics, sweatshirts, pants and skirts also go well with sneakers and arrowroot.
The length of dresses and skirts can be different - from mini to maxi. Skirts made of various materials - leather, stretch, flying chiffon, etc.
It is not recommended to combine sneakers on the platform with classic items and pants with wide leg pants. Those. business suits, office dresses are not combined with such shoes.
And the sneakers and arrowroot should be open to the eye and then your image will benefit.
Images
- A versatile combination of slim straight, light-colored jeans and plain white T-shirts with platform sneakers. A simple top "brightens up" the brightness and multicolor sneakers. Hidden platform adds height, the height of the sneakers allows you to wear them in bad weather. High lacing, contrasting color stripes attract attention and make these shoes the main focus of the image.
- Another example of a versatile casual look consists of skinny jeans, an elongated jacket, and a tunic in combination with black arrowroot.The black jacket and black sneakers on the platform do not coincide in color by chance - thus the color combination is balanced, the gray tunic with the transition to dark gray also contributes to the "color" balance. Effectively complement the image of a knitted hat-stocking in gray, the tone is lighter than the tunic, in the cool off-season. Bag fit bulk, black or a few tones lighter. You can complement the image with dark glasses in a fashionable round frame.
- White-and-blue sporting girdles go well with short denim shorts. The platform visually lengthens the legs, short shorts "support" in this visual effect. A denim shirt with a combination of light and dark colors harmoniously complements the look. A brown leather belt accentuates the denim tandem. This image is suitable for everyday life, exploring the city, for recreation.
