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Sneaker heels, stylishly called Sneex heels, are back in trend for the winter season, and fashionistas are reacting to the retro design. Since August 2024, when Sara Blakely launched the Sneex brand, celebrities like Reese Witherspoon, Hada Kotb, and Jane Fonda have been spotted wearing the design.
@OOTD on Instagram shared what appears to be an ad of women wearing Sneex heels in New York City with the caption:
“Can someone tell us what these heels are that keep popping all over NYC?”
Mixed reactions trailed the post as some netizens were unimpressed by the sneaker heels while others found them fashionable.
One comment read:
“Lol we wore sneaker heels in the 2000s”
Similar comments followed as others expressed that the trend was an old one:
A section of the comments didn’t care for the shoes and expressed such, describing the shoe trend as one that can be missed:
Some Instagram users favored the design and praised the styling:
More details on the Sneex heels and their design
Sara Blakely who designed the famous Spanx, hit the shoe market with an eccentric shoe silhouette in August 2024–the Sneex heels. The brand’s website introduces the shoes as combining:
“The elegance of high heels with the ease and comfort of sneakers. Designed for modern trendsetters, these shoes are perfect for both casual outings and formal occasions.”
They come in a variety of colors and designs—The Icon, The Tepper, and The Blake. All designs favor color-blocking style patterns.
The shoes, which blend the upper area of the classic sneaker silhouette with a heeled base, also feature a toe box. The footwear does away with the tongue design on the typical sneaker silhouette and embraces a wraparound unit instead.
They are handmade in Spain and incorporate a slip-on design to facilitate easy wear. The shoes come with a 78mm heel and are crafted from Italian mesh, leather, and suede.
Branding details are visible on the insoles. This pair of limited edition Teppers is available for sale on the brand’s website for $595.
Since the brand’s inception in August, the Sneex heels have gotten sold out on different occasions. They come in handy during the winter for fashionistas who don’t like to sacrifice style for practicality.
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The Sneex heels made it to Oprah Winfrey’s 2024 list of Oprah’s Favorite Things. According to the media mogul:
“It took almost 10 years, and the innovation is how it redistributes the weight off the ball of your foot. The result is a shoe Gayle [King] wore for 12 hours straight!”
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