Not Ur Average Lady: Sneakers

When I was 21 I brought a pair of classic retro Adidas that were iridescent ivory with dark red patent stripes, they had the double straps across and XXX pattern on the sole. Can you believe I still have those sneakers and I only wore them once; for some reason they look more like art or collectables than shoes to wear. Since "shell toes" were never my thing, those are the only pair I’ve ever owned.

Adidas a lot like New Balance, Nike and Puma have collaborated with designers on select collections to appeal to more fashion conscious consumers. In the past they featured a collection by Stella McCartney, Jeremy Scott, and rapper Missy Elliot to name a few, and next up is the British label PPQ (Pretty Personal Question)

PPQ’s co-founder Amy Molyneaux says they referenced Mohammad Ali’s original boxing attire for inspiration for the collection. The line includes lace- up boots, flats, stirrup pants, sweatshirts,dresses and other fashion forward workout gear that can be worm for functionality or simply for fashion. From the look of things, this was a pretty hot collaboration.

Tretorn 2010 Spring collection

If you saw my very first post you know that I'm a sneaker chick. NO, not tennis shoes, we call them sneakers where I'm from. I'm not a collector but I buy 2-3 pair per year. This year I purchased my Cole Hahn standard all black dressy sneaker, my retro metallic Jordans (the ones in the pic on my first post), and some Nike running shoes. Growing up in the inner city I wore sneakers all the time, I only wore shoes to church and with my uniform at school. By the time I made high school I was finally into shoes with heels and the rest was history.

I remember my first pair of Ellesse’s, my first pair of Grant Hill's and my hot pink 54.11's like it was yesterday. Those 3 pair stands out for some reason. Another thing I did most summers until I went to college was buy a pair of ALL WHITE Tretorns or K-Swiss classic tennis shoes. I loved how crisped they always looked. It didn't matter if they were in or out I would always get a pair. Well Tretorn has emerged with a new spring 2010 collection that's pretty hot. One pair of these might make my 1 of 3 for next years sneaker collection. Check them out: