how do you incorporate sneakers into your look ?

coming from a sneakerhead who always gets stuck in this dilemma.

classic shoe; nike vandal: simple high top with a basic colorway. youre looking at a t-shirt, hoodless windbreaker, and straight legs. obviously he wasnt aiming for a casual look. this is more of a sporty, funky look where everything was basic. despite the graphics, he made sure you noticed every little bit of his outfit. unzipped jacket x tucked jeans behind the tongue.

classic shoe; nike air force one: low top whites with a silver swoosh. another simple look. for this guy to wear shorts, theres no question he put thought into what he had on his feet. whatever he had going on up top, he made sure it wasnt too too much. now of course theres no way around the kicks so.. he balanced it out. not too much, or too little. a simple white shoe with the accent of silver to attract a little more attention than a plain all white shoe would have.

i know this isnt the best view but i love this picture and unfortunately i dont even know the shoe. but this right here is maybe one of the most simplest but most pleasant and comfortable ways to incorporate your kicks into an outfit. sleeveless t-shirt, skinny jeans, and high top sneaks. simple as that. you could even add a hat and some shades to this look. but our main focus is the t-shirt x kicks. leave the jeans be as long as his t-shirt went with his kicks. and on second thought, wearing a matching hat may be doing too much so if you do use this concept, throw them off a little =] not wayyy off but just enough to attract some attention. that is what you wanna do when you wear a piece correct ?!

so we have it.. when you wear "sneakers" you want people to notice what you have on. whether its jeans tucked behind tongue, rolled up shorts, or skinny jeans where you "cant" cover up the shoe. also, when youre aiming to attract attention to your shoes, you dont want to do too much with your outfit because then youll take away from the shoe. so its cool that you want to look fresh and clean by matching but its not always about matching. its about how you present an item to the table.