Not sure what to call it, but I am going to call it is "just add sneakers" to certain dress and skirt outfits. Let me explain- you know how you see a femme in a pencil skirt or some lovely dress... then she pairs them with some sporty sneakers. I am someone who finds importance in what footwear is worn in regards to structuring an outfit. The wrong pair of shoes can kill everything. And sure enough, some outfits look terrible just because of pairing some sporty sneakers with a lovely skirt or dress outfit. It is commonly dainty dress meets sporty sneakers. I say to leave the active sneakers to active outfits and not paired with chic dresses and chic skirts. I don't like them all that much, but Converses are better alternatives if pairing dresses or skirts with sneakers. A better skirt/dress + sneakers alternative is to go with something like those Keds Champion sneakers (a la Taylor Swift) or maybe some laceless sneakers. But please- don't ruin a lovely skirt or lovely dress with a poor pair of sneakers! You can express a sporty look better with an actual sporty outfit rather than ruin a chic dress or chic skirt with athletic sneakers.
)... just no... a painful thing to see.
