High on Rubber

Jun 16, 2008 @ 3:41pm

lamb sneaker wedge.jpg Walking down Fifth this weekend I saw not one, not two, but three different girls dressed in a variety of outfits accompanied by sneaker wedges.

Yes, sneaker wedges.

Each time I saw a pair walk by, I stopped and watched them stomp past me and thought to myself, "Why?"

Sure, they're a combination of the most comfortable shoe out there with one of the cutest, but let's face it, it's a high-heeled sneaker, which is a little like slapping a heel onto an Ugg and calling it evening wear.

They could be cute underneath a pair of wide-leg jeans, but only because you wouldn't see the entire shoe. This is literally the only instance we can think of.

We just plain don't get this one - Are they meant for Posh Spice-wannabes in Phys Ed? Or are rubber triangles under otherwise normal sneakers the new Croc? As in, something hideous that we better get used to seeing around anyway?

Someone please explain, quickly.

--KYLE HAYES

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 4:13PM

EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
RUN AWAY

posted by mpw

Jun 16, 2008 4:38PM

I saw a girl wearing them on the subway this morning with ankle-length skinny jeans. Not my favorite look.

posted by mckeb753

Jun 16, 2008 4:38PM

gross. do not want.

posted by Laia

Jun 16, 2008 4:45PM

Blame Dries Van Noten.

posted by zapatosnuevos

Jun 16, 2008 4:51PM

I saw a pair in a friend's pictures from the the Boston gay pride parade. On a drag queen...

I kind of think they're awesome.

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 5:26PM

This reminds me of the platform sneakers the popular girls wore in high school 10 years ago. Not a good look then, not a good look now.

posted by Fassion

Jun 16, 2008 5:27PM

I love these because I HATE regular sneakers but think these look great with outfits that call for sneakers but with a girly twist. Sometimes I don't feel like flip flops (which is what I normally wear instead of sneakers).

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 5:43PM

Hmm.. I'm not a fan of sneaker wedges... but I do rather like wedges that lace up. Am I just splitting hairs here?

I really, really, really crush on the Chanel lace up, peep toe wedge boot things from SS '08. Is that so wrong?

posted by aninnka

Jun 16, 2008 5:43PM

Gross!

posted by kimmi

Jun 16, 2008 5:55PM

These remind me of 5th grade when sneakers with a chunky high heel were popular. Why would you want to bring that back?

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 5:56PM

weren't we talking once about articles of clothing/accessories that would stop us from being friends with, seen with, or talking with a person?
this has become top of the list

posted by FashionIntelligentsia

Jun 16, 2008 5:59PM

they are so 1995.

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 6:06PM

dries van noten, dkny, etc. a few seasons ago. blame boho-tech

posted by maiabergman

Jun 16, 2008 6:17PM

they are shouting :DRIES DRIES DRIES
like, 2 years ago maybe?
I think there are too cool, not spicegirlish at all!

posted by DAgnesCapone

Jun 16, 2008 6:20PM

Wow, this is reminiscent of the 1990s, somehow. Cringe.

posted by DAgnesCapone

Jun 16, 2008 6:22PM

On second though, maybe maybe MAYBE with a pair of nice dark, skinny jeans. Once again, MAYBE.

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 6:23PM

Not to be a total outcast, but my friend wears them well, and this is how:
Black Dries + Black Tights + Black oversized man's sweater + short black Mia Farrow hair. Yes, it's a little boho tech, and you need sturdy calves to not look awful, but it CAN be done well.

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 6:49PM

I think they're kind of tacky.

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 6:53PM

I have a friend who go these, and i had to hold in makinga comment. These are just a flash back to junior high when all the girls wore these.

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 7:29PM

soooo NOT lux... very oldschool; nothing i'd ever like to see comeback!

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 7:54PM

I guiltily liked the Dries ones when they first came out- possibly because it was a different look I wasn't used to, but every similar style after that, I hated.

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 8:11PM

no no no, this shoe is Fanatastic

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 8:30PM

i want one!

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 8:41PM

It really depends on the shoe and how it's designed. It could possibly be very chic and innovative.

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 9:17PM

I loved, loved, loved the Dries ones!
- Louboutin just brought out a espadrilles pair which i adore as well: http://www.barneys.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-BNY-Site/default/Search-Show?pid=15901%2e6158&cgid=MAIN04&start=4&sz=1
However, I'm not too sure about how to wear them...

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 9:30PM

are these from LAMB? i kind of love them..

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 9:35PM

guest @ 6:23: you just gave me hope that it would ever, in a million years, be a good thing to have "sturdy" calves..

(said as lifelong owner--and loather--of said calves-style)

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2008 11:33PM

Unfortunately...I HAVE seen Uggs with heels. My eyes will never forgive me for that.

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 12:08AM

i absolutely love them! they give you height in a casual way..kind of like wedges but with a sporty touch.. i agree though, they have to be designed well.

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 12:42AM

not pretty

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 3:23AM

I remember on that Victoria Beckham Comes to America show a while back she had to find tall sneakers to wear when she threw the first pitch at the LA baseball game because she *never* wore anything without heels. She looked good though.

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 7:18AM

too fussy for my style. very "two a-holes work out with a trainer." random i know, but kristen wiig is a comedic genius

http://www.hulu.com/watch/4205/saturday-night-live-two-a-holes-work-out-with-a-trainer

posted by loulouisa

Jun 17, 2008 9:25AM

in "mean girls" regina is wearing trainers/wedges/...Shoes(?!) like that when she gets carried into gym class by a bunch of guys.
That's when you're supposed to wear them! duh....

posted by guest

Jun 17, 2008 10:55PM

I was shoe shopping today for two intense hours all over downtown and all shoes are SO ugly or impracticle these days. Miserable. I don't know that I was tempted by a single pair the whole time. These are ugly too.