Style Recap: Sneaker Takeaways from PFW SS19
After NYC, London and Milan, everyone looks to Paris to provide a kind of omnipotent eye over style narratives. For sneakerheads, Paris was a little worrying. Brands like Balenciaga, who galvanised the scene back in FW18, exiled sneakers from the runway, favouring formalwear. Over at the Grand Palais, Maison Margiela shutdown any follow-ups to the Security Sneaker, sending their models down the runway with iPhones strapped to technicoloured boots. Gucci’s sneaker offerings were slim, and Kim Jones told us he was ‘bored of the term’ streetwear.
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Virgil Abloh took to the runway with pace, Subscribe to our Newsletter continues to lend Nike a hand in reviving sneaker's pariahs, and Jun Takahashi stuck wings on the Waffle Racer.
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