olympiaa

I swore up and down that I wasn't going to do it; I was not going to wear platform sneakers.  But ever since I fell in love with the totally unaffordable but absolutely wonderful sukita, the idea has been eating away at the back of my mind, like a little alien parasite.  I would have to find a pair that were neutral enough but also slightly bad-ass and empowering.  They would have to be elongating and not at all elephant-ankle-inducing.  Oh and they would have to be extremely well-priced in order for me to even consider it. 

Is that asking too much...?

sukita

I swear I am not here to bore you with yet another post on the wedge sneaker.  Isabel Marant started what I'm sure we all thought was going to be a fleeting trend, and it has stuck.  In the weirdest way.  I contemplated it for a minute, but quickly discovered (after trying a pair of the originals as well as a pair by Marc Jacobs) that these are best left to lanky teenage model types.  And despite the fact that they are now everywhere, and available in all price ranges, I have resisted.   Have not even felt the least bit tempted.  Until now.  Yohji Yamamoto has created a version in the Y-3 Sukita that I am almost sure I need.

Check it out:

sneakers

I have two pairs of sneakers right now.  My munich and my chuckies.  I love them both so very much.

But recently I've been thinking maybe it's time for a new pair.  A different shape maybe, a different air.

Some options after the jump...