How to match sneakers for this spring

Are you ready to put the boots in a corner and show off your sneakers this spring? Do you already have some ideas of looks that you’d like to show with your favourite sneakers, like Converse? Not yet? In this case, read today’s EscapeShoes blog, in which we show you a small sample of celebrities’ looks to serve you as inspiration for this season!

If you’re like me, when spring arrives, you can’t wait to take off your boots and put on a good pair of sneakers. In my opinion, they’re indispensable shoes in any wardrobe, since they can be matched in several ways. And the arrival of spring is a good excuse to venture a little more with colours and to have more cheerful and fun looks, thus leaving the sober and homogenous looks behind.

And, of course, one of the most popular brands for its stylish and fashionable sneakers is Converse. With a design that basically never changed since its creation in 1917, they combine a sport look of a sneaker with a more elongated shape like a shoe, which ensures that they can be matched with different types of clothes, from trousers to dresses, something proven by many celebrities, who even already walked the red carpet with their very own pair of Converse All Star.

Therefore, with today’s post, we hope to inspire you to create the ideal looks for this season, by showing you some images of how celebrities like to match their Chuck Taylor All Star. So, read this EscapeShoes blogpost!

However, before going to the images themselves, there’re two important factors to take into consideration when we talk about matching sneakers, especially from Converse:

•          Top height
•          Colour

If you’re a fan of Chuck Taylor All Star sneakers, you must know that they can have a high top, like an ankle boot, or low top. Then, when should you use high or low top? Of course, nothing keeps you from using high top sneakers with clothes different from what we’ll say, but we believe that high tops look really great with shorts, skirts or short dresses, since, due to their height, they stylize your legs more, giving the impression of being longer than what they actually are. Look at the picture below and tell us if you agree with us!

Which one of these looks is your favourite? Fearne Cotton’s on the first photo? Actress Emma Roberts’ on the second one? Or Dj Lauren Laverne’s? Personally, I like all three! All of them are casual, perfect for the day-to-day, but with small touches that also make them feminine.

And what about low top sneakers? With these, the best is to use trousers, doesn’t matter if they’re jeans, sportswear or any other kind. If you think that with trousers you don’t have the feminine look that you’re looking for, try with long dresses or culottes, which are one of the trends for this season. See how great they look!

Young actress AnnaSophia Robb matched her beige Converse with a beautiful colourful striped dress to go to the popular music and art event, Coachella. While singer Gwen Stefani presents us a chic and comfortable outfit at the same time with a pair of navy blue Converse and a pair of culottes in a similar colour. Lastly, actress Jessica Alba opts for a more sober and casual look to use with her maroon Converse, which give a touch of colour, which contrast with her black and grey clothes. Which one do you like the most?

Now, regarding the colour, there are two ways to match your sneakers: you can match them with clothes in the same colours or in different colours, thus giving more contrast to your look. Each one of these way is viable, so it depends more of your style. However, it’s important to never dismiss colour or prints very easily, since they’ll give more life to your look. Let’s see the examples below:

On the first photograph, we’ve actress Kristen Stewart walking on the red carpet with a pair of black Converse and a red dress, but with black details, in order to match with the sneakers. With a more creative use of colour, we’ve musician Tommy Lee, with a black, white and red look, but look closely at the sneakers. That’s right! One is black and the other is red. Now on the third photo, Madonna’s daughter, Lourdes Ciccone, has an outfit dominated by black, but her turquoise tights makes it stand out even more!

However, if you want to go in the opposite direction and bet more on colours and prints, the best is to be creative! As more different the colour of your clothes is from your sneakers, the most contrast they’ll have and, therefore, stand out more. See how these celebrities do it!

Stylist Whitney Port matches her black All Star with two different prints, but with small black details, while Rihanna matches hers with a skirt and top in a colour completely different from black, pink. Also with a pink look, but even more glamourous, is young actress Hailee Steinfeld, which matches her ball gown with a pair of high top red sneakers.

After seeing all these images, you must already have some ideas in your head about how to match your very own Converse All Star. But, what? You still don’t have yours? In that case, take a look at EscapeShoes, where you can find several models in different colours and, with the arrival of the new collection, we hope to have even more! Seize the chance and buy your pair now so that you can be in fashion this season.