Platform sneakers

Sports fashion is increasingly expanding the boundaries in our daily life. Shoes of this style were no exception. Sneakers, sneakers and athletic shoes have convenience, immediacy and practicality, and more and more varieties of sports shoes are appearing, which instantly become hits.

Sports shoes are combined with a small amount of clothing. Basically, it is sports or free style. Sneakers on the platform allow you to push the boundaries of compatibility of clothes of different styles with this type of shoe. And at the same time you can look one hundred percent, without sacrificing comfort and practicality.

For the first time, French designer Isabelle Marant announced sneakers on the platform in 2011, combining in a bizarre manner such seemingly incompatible details - sports shoes with a feminine platform.

Sneakers on the platform are called "sneakers" - sneakers or sneakers on a solid platform.

The model, which looks more like a shoe with a wedge heel, was called "arrowheads" in honor of the designer who first announced this type of shoe. Another name given to this shoe is beckett - sneakers on a hidden platform, wedges.

The advantages of sneakers and arrowroots include their convenience, variability with different styles of clothing - sports, leisure, urban or street, and even office. Such shoes always attract attention, visually adds growth and slimness.

The disadvantage is the fact that such shoes remain within a certain framework of style and are not one hundred percent universal. To this we can add that arrowroots and sneakers are no longer purely athletic shoes and are not suitable for active sports. Another obvious minus is the big weight - such shoes weigh much more than sneakers or sneakers.

Hidden Platform Models (covered with upper 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 youth-style clothing.

Platform height also varies. The top (sneaker) is low, high like a boot. Most often in the models there are lacing, Velcro, fasteners clearly sporty style. 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 details, zippers and rivets on sneakers with a platform.

Contrast is also popular in models. - a platform of one color, the top of another, composite parts highlighted in color, inserts. The color combination of such models is diverse - black and white, white-gray, black-red, white-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.

• Nike - high sneakers on the platform of this brand are comfortable and memorable style. The Nike Air Max model is characterized by a high platform due to a special insert. A model with shock absorbers on the heels, a convenient anatomical structure of the wedge lifts was developed. Models are found on a hidden platform, on a wedge heel, with different heights of the shoe, all-weather options.
• Adidas embodies sports chic and comfort in its models of platform sneakers. Hidden wedges, a truly sporty style, brand look - all this makes such shoes popular around the world.
• Reebok also follows its traditions and in models of sneakers on the platform, you can see laconic familiar handwriting, convenience and freedom of colors. Models vary in color, mounting methods, platform height and sneaker height, with reinforced heel, anatomical lift.

Sneakers on the platform will be an interesting component of your wardrobe. With their help, you can safely stand out, feel free and independent, stylish. Such shoes will become universal for different styles - sports, casual, romantic.

1. Sneakers or arrowroots are not whimsical to care for, perfectly fit any figure and type of appearance. With the help of the platform, your silhouette will become slimmer and increase growth.
2. In choosing such shoes, you should adhere to what you will combine sneakers or arrowroots, as well as pay attention to details so that they do not look bulky.
3. By color, you should choose the shade that suits your liking and suits most wardrobe items.
4. Do not choose models with an abundance of decor and defiant design. Shoes should look harmonious with your look.

The only restriction is for girls with a large foot size - platform sneakers can look very rude and elaborate on a large foot. 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 quality - seam processing, coating, connection with the sole, insole.Since such shoes are heavier due to the platform, you should wear them a little during fitting.

The most universal combination will be jeans, but only narrowed or pulled inside the platform sneakers. Any denim - shirts, short shorts, skirts, is also ideally suited to such shoes.

In combination with trousers, skinny models, bananas, breeches, or not wide trousers of a straight cut should also be preferred.

Sportswear - shorts, t-shirts, tunics, sweatshirts, pants and skirts also go well with both sneakers and arrowroots.

The length of dresses and skirts can be different - from mini to maxi. Skirts made of various materials are suitable - leather, stretch, flying chiffon, etc.

It is not recommended to combine platform sneakers with classic things and trousers with wide trousers. Those. business suits, office dresses cannot be combined with such shoes.

• A versatile combination of narrow, straight jeans in light color and a simple white tank top with platform sneakers. A simple top “brightens up” the brightness and multi-color of the sneakers. A hidden platform adds growth, the height of the sneakers allows you to wear them in bad weather. High lacing, contrasting colored stripes attract attention and make these shoes the main emphasis in the image.

• Another example of a universal casual look consists of skinny jeans, an elongated jacket and tunic combined with black arrowroots. The black jacket and black sneakers on the platform do not coincide in color - this way the color combination is balanced, the gray tunic with the transition to dark gray also contribute to the “color” balance. Effectively complement the image of a knitted hat-stocking of gray color, a tone lighter than the tunic, in the cool off-season. The bag is suitable volumetric, black or a few tones lighter. You can complement the image with dark glasses in a fashionable round frame.

• White and blue sports arrowroppers 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 is emphasized by a denim tandem. This image is suitable for everyday life, walking around the city, for relaxing.