Prominent Female Sneakerheads Tell Us Our Sneaker Mistakes

Don't get caught slippin'.

Jul 29, 2013
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Sneakerheads take a lot of pride in thinking each morning when we throw on our kicks and outfits that we are seizing the day looking fresh to death—apparently this isn’t always the case. We know not all guys dress to impress girls but at the end of the day it’s kind of important that they dig our style a little bit. We decided to ask 10 women who are pretty educated in sneakers and style alike to school us on our mistakes. They didn’t hold back even a little bit—you might want to throw on some Drake and grab a tissue box, your feelings are going to get hurt at least once. Hit the jump to check out Prominent Female Sneakerheads Tell Us Our Sneaker Mistakes and don’t kill the messenger, they’re only trying to help.  

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ShoeQueendom

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@ShoeQueendom

Affiliation: ShoeQueendom.com 

Pink. Yes, it's a female color. Yes, I get you feel cool with your pink kicks, like you're showing that you can rock anything you want. But then pink head to toe? You look like a walking Pepto Bismol, fool. 

jentwice143

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@jentwice143 

Affiliation: Dunkxchange and Female Sneaker Fiend 

General consensus is stop the Versace on Versace, stop the luxury brand upon luxury brand with your kicks, and stop the camo on camo. Good lawd please don't do different styles of camo together, I've seen people wearing different patterns of camo at the same damn time...please stop it!

Kimmy Kamish

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@KimmyKamish 

Affiliation: KimmyKamish.com  

TIE YOUR SHOES. I hate when guys wear their shoes all loose and they practically look like slippers the way they flop off your feet. Come on, that's back to basics, you learned how to tie your shoes when you were four, you need another lesson or something? There's Youtube tutorials for everything these days!

britta_ruth920

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@britta_ruth920

Affiliation: Just a true sneaker fan.  

Wear what you love and what you are drawn to. Explore different brands and types of sneakers, wear crazy prints or bright socks and rock it with confidence! Sneakers and style are self expression, and we all deserve the joy of finding our own style.

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@ellaesco  

Affiliation: Team 909  

No pink shoes—Infrared is the only off-red hue allowed on your feet! While we're on the topic, don't match with your girl, either

jazzyrae

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@jazzyrae 

Affiliation: General Manager & Social Media Strategist, KicksonFire.com  

The "All Jumpman Erythang" look has to go. Just because it has a Jumpman on it, does not make it fashionable. And not sure how you all feel about this, but on that same note—there is more to life than Michael Jordan and his shoes. Open your mind and explore some other options to avoid looking like you're in a sneakerhead uniform.

damnnericka

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@damnnericka 

Affiliation: damnnericka.com 

When guys point out every brand they are wearing in their photo captions. We get it. 

janegoldenarms

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@janegoldenarms 

Affiliation: Senior Editor, KicksonFire.com

Dirty kicks. Chucks and the Vans Classic Slip-On look better with some grime, but there's no excuse for rocking any other dingy kicks. We get it, you have OGs and rare finds, but there's nothing fresh about dirty kicks, B. Jason Markk it already. And when they are leaning and falling apart, retire them. Otherwise, you are out here looking like Bobby Brown trying to hold onto that King of R&B title.

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@shegotgame

Affiliation: MeganAnnWilson.com, Dunk360.com  

Thanks to Instagram sneaker selfies, the thirst of the perfect pants to pair with kicks is at an all-time high. Anything more than a double cuff on denim or chinos looks bulky and distracting. Find a tailor to hem them. You can ask your tailor to use a contrast color or pattern to line the cuff too, but make sure it doesn't match your kicks! Finally, be careful with the trend of elastic cuff sweats and khakis. Depending on the silhouette and the size of thighs and calves, you might end up looking like an ice cream cone in kicks. Not cute.

AirKarinaBx23

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@AirKarinaBx23

Affiliation: Sneaker Mafia 

Please realize that true female sneakerheads aren't going anywhere and some of us do it MUCH better than you guys ever will. 

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