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Originally Posted by PJ
I gotta ask.
What do you guys think of athletic shoes with casual wear?
As in when you see people in nice jeans, nice shirt, nice jacket, and all of a sudden, they have a pair of Nike trainers on.
This always bugs me for some reason. Maybe I'm just crazy. But... to each their own.. I guess.
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To me, it's like anything else in fashion...
A single item completely juxtaposed to the overall style will look misplaced and odd. If you can work an athletic look into another area of the outfit then it has potential. If you were a fan of the show, recall that Dr. House always wore athletic shoes, denim, a partially unbuttoned button down, and sport coat, which to my eye worked well because of the exposed t-shirt.
I'm also guilty of what most consider a serious faux pas, I used to routinely pair athletic shoes with a suit, but I made it work, and not just to my eye, I used to always get random compliments on it from well-dressed people. In general though, athletic shoes with a suit looks like complete rubbish.
So, overall, I think it's one of those things that's hard to pull off, but possible.