Fashion obsessed with champagne taste on a beer budget? Join the club. Every season, we rejoice (and probably blow our cash frivolously on other equally want-based material items) when couturiers and high profile designers collaborate with fast-fashion mega chains like H&M and Target (a tight, bright discernibly patterned Peter Pilotto dress for under $100? Yes, please… and thanks, Target!)
I am rarely seen in a dress. My fiancé has often wondered if I’ll be walking down the aisle in a dress or not (I will, but it’ll most likely be short and covered in beads and ostrich feathers). That fiancé of mine knows me very, very well and knows our mutual love of high tops trumps a girlie get-up any day. While I do get excited for affordable designer collaborations, with their stunning silhouettes and sensational textiles, when I heard Ricardo Tisci of Givenchy was teaming up with Nike for a spring 2014 design collaboration, I nearly lost it.
High tops have always been my first and favourite footwear choice, and as my taste for luxury flourished, so did my designer sneaker collection (my wallet, sadly, not so much). Although Nike has done plenty of collabs over the years, this will be the first ever high-end fashion designer to take part in the process. I am dying of anticipation and willing with all my might for the snow to melt soon – I wouldn’t want my pre-ordered pair of Givenchy Nikes to get ruined with salt stains and slush! Why? They’re so pretty… natch…
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