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Would You Wear Jun 10, 2009 @ 4:43pm

Would You Wear Sneaker Wedges?

Picture 6.jpg Can you tell we’re in a very shoe state of mind here at the office today? We can’t stop!

While Abby’s contemplating Birks, I’m feeling a very different shoe: the Adidas’ SLVR 106.

The mesh wedge sneaker has been around for a few months and getting a fair amount of attention. Both Queen Michelle of Kingdom of Style and Elizabeth of White Lightning have written them up. But even these two fashion forward ladies are skeptical in their admiration.

Personally, I love them. They’re fun and a nice combination (I think) of my two different favorite shoe looks - sneakers and heels. The wedge is orange, a color I’m loving right now. And it’s 4 1/2 inches high - perfect for a tiny girl like me. Plus (according to the website) they offer support and as some of us have foot problems, support with a heel could be a major plus.

Ed note from Abby: I fear looking like Victoria Beckham throwing out the first pitch of that Dodgers’ game on her show. But I fully support Amanda giving these a go.

For me, Queen Michelle put it best: “it’s OK to not be pretty, dammit!” Pretty can be boring, and safe, and these are, if nothing else, interesting.

So what say you?

—AMANDA JEAN BOYLE

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posted by houseofstyle

Jun 10, 2009 4:53PM

NO. NO NO NO. I did not wear them in 1995, I wont wear them now. No.

posted by Belle de Jour

Jun 10, 2009 4:59PM

No bueno.

posted by guest

Jun 10, 2009 5:04PM

sexy granny? e.r. chic? whatever it is, it's fug.

posted by nycshoegal

Jun 10, 2009 5:07PM

uummmmm..... definitely not in white! maybe if they made a black version i'd consider having some fun with it. although i do think that wedge is a bit too high. 3.5 would be much more comfortable, if the comfort is what they are shooting for here.

posted by nycshoegal

Jun 10, 2009 5:10PM

and wadaya know ! they do have them in black...hmm... i think i'm going in to see what walking in these feels like.

posted by guest

Jun 10, 2009 5:20PM

no. never. absolutely not.

posted by guest

Jun 10, 2009 5:29PM

i bought the dries van noten sneaker wedge in black a maybe 2 years ago -you have to be very careful about what you pair them with - but cute with a little sundress

posted by guest

Jun 10, 2009 5:34PM

ooh i reallyreallyreallyreally like them.

posted by guest

Jun 10, 2009 5:35PM

so cute.

posted by guest

Jun 10, 2009 5:37PM

this is no. 8 again... just me or is there something sort of balenciaga-esque about that wedge shape??

posted by guest

Jun 10, 2009 6:05PM

I have Keds wedges in tan linen and they are so adorable and i get lots of compliments on them. so yes but mine are way cuter

posted by guest

Jun 10, 2009 6:33PM

only the dries van noten edition and only in patent:

http://www.nubbytwiglet.com/2008/dries02.jpg

posted by grammyweezy

Jun 10, 2009 7:12PM

oh man i was just about to trash on everyone for being so skeptical of the sweatpants and biking shorts trends, but this is one thing i seriously cannot sign on to. those are just icky. and i looked up the keds wedge too (sorry no. 11)- those are ick too.

posted by nycshoegal

Jun 10, 2009 9:14PM

so i did run to Adidas on wooster after work and tried on the black pair... they feel pretty good on actually, AND they look way better on foot than in the photo.
they actually look quite fabulous when on. i didn't buy them - i'm still debating if mesh and rubber are worth almost 200 bucks.

posted by guest

Jun 10, 2009 9:14PM

i bought a pair of these back on the 90's because in the store they looked fun and quirky. Back at home, however, they looked silly and a little ridiculous. Needless to say, I didn't even where them once.

posted by guest

Jun 10, 2009 10:01PM

love love love them.

posted by guest

Jun 10, 2009 10:46PM

absolutely hideous! just say NO!

posted by xnoelle25

Jun 11, 2009 2:06AM

If they're awesome and they're worn right. Makes all the difference.

posted by guest

Jun 11, 2009 6:04AM

I saw these on Kingdom of Style too and I loved them. Most people wouldn't like them but then most people have really obvious taste in shoes. It's nice to see shoes that make you work at making them work. So a big, adventurous YES for me. And I'd get them in white.

posted by AmandaMichele

Jun 11, 2009 9:13AM

Def not, I couldnt pull it off, but I love #19's response.

posted by guest

Jun 11, 2009 10:55AM

Absolutely not! I see similar shoes running around the City and I get concerned every time for the sanity of the person wearing them. I must agree with previous posts-- never and white, and by default, always go Dries Van Noten.

posted by nycshoegal

Jun 11, 2009 11:13AM

see, guest 29, i am always concerned for the sanity of a person choosing to wear boring shoes as opposed to quirky/extravagant/different (from the rest of the sheep)

and i actually much prefer this look to
Dries Van Noten equivalent.

so i guess we all agree to disagree.

posted by darcykins

Jun 11, 2009 11:19AM

i don't see a guest 29 but i agree nycshoegal.

posted by nycshoegal

Jun 11, 2009 11:28AM

my bad. morning brain. i meant #21.

posted by etoilee8

Jun 11, 2009 12:36PM

Nah, I just don't like them. Maybe I'll warm to them if I see more often. But I doubt it. These days I am old, crotchety and stuck in my ways :)

posted by guest

Jun 11, 2009 2:29PM

They're 1/2 off at the store. so I got a black pair for $110. Totally agree, they look much better on than in the pics. The sales girl had them on with skinny black jeans and they looked great. the black pair, doesnt really have the sneaker look anyways.

posted by guest

Jun 11, 2009 7:34PM

NO. I work retail and we have something similar but without the full sneaker effect. It's a wedge heel in mesh rubber, black or white, and has two straight glittery straps in front. It's ... interesting?

A coworker commented that he could only imagine it being worn on one of the girls in the Fast and Furious movies, with booty shorts and an extra-small white tank top. Since then we have called them the FastandFuriouses or alternately, the Harajuku shoes.

posted by guest

Jun 12, 2009 12:26PM

I don't think so. But I ask myself why not?

I guess I'm more of a sneaker girl, than a heel girl and I couldn't see getting the distance out of these.

But go for it, if it's your style and I'll admire from a far.

posted by LAform

Jun 13, 2009 1:55PM

Whah! I bought them a couple of months ago in Paris!
I'm not that tall either, but I assure you: my legs have never looked longer!
It's true that they're not easy-shoes, you need a different kind of taste. For example my boyfriend dislikes them (he does have style, just not my style?), but lots of my friends don't agree with him.
Wait and see when I wear them at this years prom!

Kiss

posted by guest

Jun 16, 2009 12:49PM

yuck