Tricky trend – How to wear your Nike trainers and Adidas Originals in style

Nike trainers, Adidas Originals, New Balance and co. rule the spring summer trend! They are in line with a tendency towards “comfort is stylish”. However, there is a fine line between a jeans + sweater + trainers bucolic/ sloppy look and a really stylish outfit including the most recent special edition of Nike trainers. Below I show you how to mastered the art of making trainers look incredible using Alexa Chung as an example.

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Alexa Chung wearing New Balance sneaker and a pant suit while attending the Calvin Klein fall 2014 show in New York, picture credentials: http://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/fashion/celebrity-fashion/2014/01/celebrities-at-fashion-week-autumn-winter-2014#!image-number=205

With the combination of a cropped pant suit, fully buttoned shirt, Louis Vuitton bag and the super sporty New Balance trainers Alexa Chung managed to wear one of my favorite looks during New York fashion week. The outfit is totally classic as such, spiced up with the of the moment trainer trend. For me a fabulous inspiration that shows how to incorporate the trainer trend as a grown up. The whole look can be worn with a ballet flat or simple heel for office, meeting or whatever and transformed into a super stylish mix for the evening art exhibition opening just by addition of the sneaker.

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Pants suit with heels vs. trainers – from conservative meeting to stylish evening. photo@polyvore.com

  1. Étoile Isabel Marant, Jade jacket, 330EURO, mytheresa.com
  2. Equipment, 370EURO, montaignemarket.com
  3. Étoile Isabel Marant, Jim pants, 210 EURO, mytheresa.com
  4. Manolo Blahnik BB suede pumps, barney.com
  5. Nike trainers, “Geneology of Free”, black pack, Free OG, colette.fr

The best pantsuit to reinterpret the look might be the above shown Étoile Isabel Marant. Its classic but still a little sporty due to the more casual fabric. Worn with an Equipment shirt it goes perfectly with heels and Nike trainers.

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Alexa Chung, February 2014, photo@wwd.com

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Alexa Chung wearing New Balance trainers, photo@dailymail.com

The whole look gets even better when you add a stylish coat. Great choices are definitely offered by MaxMara.

What do you think about that look? Would you like to try to mix your Nike trainers in that way?

3 thoughts on “Tricky trend – How to wear your Nike trainers and Adidas Originals in style

  1. Kristinee

    Whats the specific model of new balance shoes that alexa’s wearing? Thanks

    1. stylecloseup Post author

      I am not totally sure but it might be New Balance Classics U420!

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