Tag Archive: Trainers

Mar 16 2013

One For The Boys: Dune’s ‘Qwerty’ Hi-Tops

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I know I don’t generally feature menswear, mainly because one I am a girl and like to share things I would love to wear, two unless Bradley Cooper, Ben Affleck or Channing Tatum is wearing the piece of menswear it is just plain boring, and thirdly because the main man in my life doesn’t really want to feature on my blog.

But I had to make an exception for these cool ‘Qwerty’ keyboard soled hi-top trainers that I picked up for my boyfriend at Dune recently, I even stopped him for wearing them until I had snapped them as I didn’t want him to ruin the sole.

My boyfriend generally owns nearly as many shoes as I do and most would have to be trainers and he has quite a mix from superhero converse to Jamaican flag Pumas, and these cool hi-tops make a great addition as they are both casual and smart, which means they are perfect for him to wear to work with jeans.

What I love about these beauties is in the details – not only the ‘Qwerty’ keyboard sole, which is pretty cool, but the suede tipped toes, the off-white laces, the panel stitching all over, the huge sewn in tongue, and the aged leather - I really just love their slouchy vibe without being too cool.

What do you think of these hi-tops would you like your man to wear these?

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Buy His Style: Dune Shellshock Hi-Top Casual Trainers available at Dune, John Lewis, and House of Fraser in black or tan priced £75.Menswear dune 7 One For The Boys: Dunes Qwerty Hi Tops %tag

Oct 28 2011

Trainer Love: Cute Hi-Tops From Pastry

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Trainer, sneakers, hi-tops whatever you like to call them are having a bit of a moment, it seems everywhere you turn everyone is wearing them, and I couldn’t be more pleased about this. I know they are not always the most glamorous, well except if you buy ones with lots of glitter and sequins, but most of all I love the comfort and durability of trainers.

For the most part I am a heels and boots type of doll, but my guilty pleasure is trainers, and generally classics or cute gets my vote. So you can imagine how excited I was to see Pastry at Cube PR’s latest press day.

Pastry is the creation of Run DMC’s daughters Angela and Vanessa Simmons, who launched the trainers under their family’s Run Athletics shoewear line back in 2007, and I just love their fun and quirky approach to trainers. I remember the first pair I bought came with a cake recipe – I hope that is still a feature.

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My favourite shoes on display had to be the Pastry x Hello Kitty collaboration, which is a Foot Locker European exclusive!! I am a sucker for a collaboration, and I love a bit of Hello Kitty, how cute are those kitty’s in sunglasses on the laces – LOVE!!!

These bad boys hit stores on December 1 – in Blighty, Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Ireland and the Netherlands, and I can tell you I have already added those white and silver ones to my Christmas wish list *cc. Santa*.

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The Pastry Paris Lover shoe is also a cutie, updated in a fresh light blue, I love the sequins and the cris-crossing straps  overlay.

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