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Is “Designer Sneaker” an Oxymoron?

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Fashion quandary: For a while now, upscale, up-priced trainers/sneakers have been trending. Recently, one of my girlfriends — with a generous collection of Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Prada sneakers — has been trying to convince me this is something I also need to purchase.

But by their very nature, athletic shoes are utilitarian. Does the addition of logos and/or recognizable elements make them more stylish? Or does it signal “fashion victim” and unpaid shill for the brand?

What do you think??

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Good News Monday: Trash to Treasure

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Remember the Prada nylon backpack everyone carried in the 80’s/90’s? (The Vela was introduced in 1984.) It’s back, with one big sustainable difference.

This time around, the bags are made from a recycled/recyclable plastic created from salvaged waste including used fishing nets and ocean pollutants.

According the yarn’s manufacturer, for every 10,000 tons of ECONYL® raw material, they can save 70,000 barrels of crude oil and avoid 57,100 tonnes* of CO2 eq. emissions.

ECONYL® regenerated nylon also reduces global warming impact by up to 80% compared with nylon made from oil.

Currently, it’s being used by Prada, H&M, Speedo and dozens of other apparel companies, as well as carpet manufacturers such as Milliken.

*BTW, “tonnes” isn’t a different spelling of “tons”. (I had to look this up.) A tonne is equal to 1,000 kg. A ton in US/Canada is just over 907 kg.

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(September Vogue)