Harper\'s Bazaar USA - 10.2019

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SHOPPING ADVICE

AT THE beginning of the classic 1980 s

office rom-com Working Girl, Melanie

Griffith’s character arrives at the

Wall Street investment bank where

she dreams of climbing the cor-

porate ladder and swaps the

white Reebok high-tops she

wears with a skirt suit on her

morning commute for a pair

of pointy black pumps.

“OMG, that scene feels so

dated!” says beauty entrepre-

neur Maria Hatzistefanis,

a.k.a. @mrsrodial, as the

founder and CEO of skin-

care brand Rodial is known to

the one million Instagram fol-

lowers who like her boss-lady-in-

Balenciaga-Triple-S-sneakers selfies.

“I always hated the implicit message that

sneakers make a woman look lame.”

Hatzistefanis believes that dressing for success

reserved for the street. “I speak at a lot of tech conferences and

I wanted a shoe that was comfortable and cool, as I’m on my

feet all day,” she says. “I always wear them with something more

dressy, like a Balenciaga suit or elevated leggings by Celine or

Wardrobe.NYC and a long-sleeved tee.” And by the looks of

it, she’s far from alone in her affinity for the once humble shoe.

global buying director of Net-a-

Porter, who notes that the

category is one of the fastest

growing for the luxury e-tailer,

with Gucci, Saint Laurent,

Givenchy, Veja, and Golden

Goose among the top sellers.

There will be a 20 percent

increase in the number of

styles for the upcoming

season, she says, thanks in

part to seven new sneaker-only

brands added to the site so far

this year, including, yes, Reebok.

These days, there’s truly a shoe

specimens, like leopard-print low-tops, can give

a boilersuit flair, while neon mesh sneakers balance

out the sweetness of a floral dress. Sneakers are a surprisingly

versatile trend—you can wear them just as you would sport a

fashion pump. “They work well with dresses, trousers, and

skirts for a day at the office,” says von der Goltz. “I think they

convey a certain level of ease and confidence in a very modern

way. It’s the ultimate high-low pairing.” ■

SNEAKERS

OUR PICKS

Yes, say thoroughly modern women who are pairing polished workwear staples with cool kicks. By Alison S. Cohn

THE DRESS

THE SUIT

THE SKIRT

Prada sneaker, $890.

shopBAZAAR.com.

Burberry trainer, $790.

us.burberry.com.

Michael Michael Kors

sneaker, $130.

michaelkors.com.

Balenciaga trainer,

$950. 212-328-1671.

BUY ON SHOPBAZAAR.COM

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