Anyway ladies, I need your help - so I am throwing a question open to you all - wedge trainers, love them or loathe them?
I think that this photograph of Victoria Beckham wearing these Dries Van Noten wedge trainers in 2007 sealed the deal for me. I recall someone fairly senior in our organisation bringing the newspaper over me at my desk for my view on said trainers. I suspect that the look on my face conveyed a thousand words.
In fairness, it may be that it was the contrived nature of the outfit that put me off as much as anything but I don't know - trainers with heels. It just doesn't seem right does it?
However, since the days of the VB wedge trainers, they have become acceptable as a wardrobe staple, with Ash being one of the go to brands and the styles Thelma and Genial being very popular.
Objectively I can see how they could work, especially in a wardrobe like mine which includes lots of jeans, blazers and fairly casual pieces. Also, I can't deny that they look great on some.
Perhaps it's the VB image that I can't get out of my head, perhaps it's the fact that they feel a bit too "try hard" for me or perhaps it's the fact that I feel they would be suited to someone 10 years younger than me. I recently wrote a post for the Style It Light blog along the same lines but the thought of them just won't go away and now I'm not sure - what do you think? Perhaps they are one for a "test the trend" post.
Or alternatively, I could ask Usain what he thinks when he comes round for tea. After all, he's had plenty of experience in the trainer department.
