Reflective Sneakers

The modern desire for a healthy and sporty lifestyle stimulates world-famous brands to invent new technologies for the production of special equipment for running, cycling, swimming and other physical activities. Sports shoes are subject to special innovative injections.

Today, there are not only classic casual, special play, futsal and running sneakers on the stores. Smart sneakers with built-in microchips, which consider speed, distance, pulse and even calories, have acquired their demand and deserved recognition. Special attention and maximum effort manufacturers are making to create running shoes for the winter period.

Once started, it is very difficult to stop or to refuse from periodic runs, even for a short period of time. Therefore, global brands have begun to actively develop designs for sneakers of the new generation - special running models for the coldest and unpredictable season.

The main differences of such sports shoes from the classic everyday sound like this:

1. Special membrane material that protects the runner’s foot not only from external moisture and cold, but also allows the foot to breathe and not sweat.
2. Deep protectors on the sole, creating excellent adhesion with ice and snow crust. The thickness of the sole plays a very important role when running during severe frosts: the thicker it is, the warmer the foot will be.
3. Full tightness. Winter sneakers should be maximally protected from the ingress of snow and water in the slots, holes. The sport boot itself should be a virtually monolithic construction.
4. Reflecting elements - reflectives. First of all, it is safety. Due to seasonal conditions, it gets dark very early in the winter and dawns quite late. To protect yourself from an unexpected "meeting" with the car, for example, it is better to choose winter running shoes with this important component.

From English reflect - reflect. Reflective - a bright reflective strips or other shapes, flashing with the direction of the light source.

Sometimes users confuse sneakers with reflective and luminous soles. Both are equally stylish, fashionable and vibrant. However, the former are designed to recognize running in the dark, and the latter are just a fashion trend.

The peculiarity of the glowing sole is the presence in it of a special LED strip or other flexible elastic materials that react to the pressure of the foot on the sneakers. The result of this reaction is the highlight of the entire perimeter of the shoe or part of it.

Reflective inserts are made of pieces of special reflective matter, which at different angles of light can be poured in different ways and even create glare. Sometimes a reflective effect is created by applying a special coating on a normal sneaker surface. Modern gurus of sports running sneakers: Nike, Adidas, Puma, Aisics and Jordan. They have whole reflective collections. In them you can see sports and casual shoes, reflecting white color, as well as a whole palette of colors.

Among the models of sports shoes with reflective inserts there are the most unusual options:

• Reflective Sneakers Qozmo Hi. The original and a little shocking model, designed for visits to nightclubs and other similar establishments. Very high, but steady platform, unique top of a sneaker which flashes with bright color reflections at hit of light on them. All this creates an original and extravagant image of an avid fashion party girl.

• Jordan Melo M11. Popular model widely known in the West, the American brand Jordan. These are smooth reflective sneakers with a “shimmering” black and white graffiti-style pattern. In the dark, it seems as if a sparkling beacon is attached to a black shoe. To create these reflective sneakers, a special retro-reflective coating 3M Scotchlite was used, which allows increasing their visibility at night. Reflective elements, originally invented for running models of sports shoes, have become very popular as a stylish addition to casual shoes.

• Air jordan 13. This model of sneakers is original in that, in addition to using the 3M material mentioned, manufacturers used additional color experiments: red details on the sole and logo.

• Reebok Highs & Lows LX 8500 Suede. A retro model released by the brand in a new interpretation. The main color is black, deftly and harmoniously contrasting with the white sole. Material: leather, suede, nubuck, on which reflective 3M inserts are sewn.