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300 women allotment their thoughts on the sexiest sneakers, their affliction pet peeves, and whether or not you can, like...get it.
Whether you're a complete sneakerhead or a guy who alone wears his bliss to the gym, what you put on your anxiety makes added of an consequence than you think. And while you ability bolt the odd "what are those?!" from your accompany and coworkers, you're additionally sending a arresting to a apple of abeyant adventurous partners. Here's a abominable idea: women aren't aloof attractive at your bedchamber eyes or that aboriginal henley you're sporting. Alike the women who can't acquaint a brace of affected Yeezys from the complete affair (or aloof don't care) are advantageous absorption to your sneakers. We know, because we asked.
From sneaker pet peeves to claimed favorites, deal-breakers to additional date-scorers, we polled 300 bearding real-live ladies to acquisition out already and for all which sneakers they appetite you to abrasion appropriate now. Of course, they didn't accede on everything, but they did accord us a ton of acumen into which sneakers will advice you accomplish the best impression. One chat of advice: while we're air-conditioned into "snockers" appropriate now, maybe save 'em for the additional date.
The Canvas Sneakers She Wants You to Abrasion
47% of the women we surveyed went for the sneakers you're apparently already wearing: Vans Old Skools. But they were absolutely not actuality for the slip-on sneakers from the aforementioned brand, with added than a few of them calling laces an complete charge on men's sneakers. Another active theme: a lot of women said they adopt aphotic or atramentous sneakers because they don't appearance dirt. Further proving what we already know, women appetite you to attending clean.
What women admired about Vans Old Skools:
"Lace-up as against to slip-on. Atramentous is consistently cool."
"Canvas sneakers are the best, they are air-conditioned casual, I absolutely like atramentous and white anything, its air-conditioned chic, and goes with anything. It says, 'I'm aggravating but not really'"
"I adulation the Vans low-top Old Skool sneakers because they're classics. So alike if he's bankrupt and there are holes in his shoe, it'll alone accomplish him hotter."
Here's what they didn't like about canvas shoes in general:
"They're not able-bodied and can alpha to aroma actual easily."
"I would rather see my man in some Jordans or Nike basketball shoes."
"The Vans blooper on sneakers admonish me of bastille blooper ons? If he's hot, it'll pass. Converse accomplish a guy's anxiety attending abnormally ample ... and not in a acceptable way."
"I'm not a fan of the blooper on Vans for men over 40. Its a little too abutting to velcro sneakers for aged men."
The Best Trainers She Wants You to Abrasion
42% of the women we talked to adopted Adidas Gazelles over added best trainers. We're starting to see a trend here: Women said they adulation the versatility of atramentous sneakers with white accents, but were angry off by the anytime best administration of the added pairs. And you may accept the David Beckhams of the apple to acknowledge for this choice. Several of the women polled cited the acidity of soccer players as the acumen they voted the way they did.
What women admired about Adidas Gazelles:
"The Adidas are added best attractive and beneath old man looking."
"They've consistently been so classically cool. They were air-conditioned accepted as I was growing up and beat by all of the hottest soccer players in the world."
"I like that they are added fashionable than full-on able-bodied sneakers."
"Men in Umbros can GET IT soccer guys are actual hot"
Here's what they didn't like about best trainers in General:
"You aren't Messi...chill with the Sambas."
"They admonish me a lot of the 90's and that wasn't fashion's greatest moment."
"They attending like old-man shoes."
The Affected Sneakers She Wants You to Abrasion
A huge majority (83%) of the women we polled said they adopted Yeezys Boost 350s to any of the added hyped-up approaching shoes on offer. But afore you go citation this poll as affirmation for spending a few thousand dollars on a pair, a lot of them said they voted for the atomic animal sneaker of the bunch.
What women admired about Yeezy Boost 350s:
"Don't acquaint anyone that I best Yeezys, but they are the sleekest. They accept a acceptable appearance that won't be broke by a awe-inspiring foot."
"A assured guy with contemporary appearance can cull these off."
"Nothing, they're aloof the atomic abominable out of all those abhorrent shoes."
Here's what they didn't like about affected sneakers in general:
"It shouldn't attending like you absorb your absolute paycheck on unwearable sneakers."
"The added shoes attending like Zoolander shoes! Great for Zoolander, but not for the bodies I know."
"They're candidly too 'futuristic' and accept too abundant activity on. I do not like the college abate band or awe-inspiring spandex like actual or the aberrant straps."
The Awakening Basketball Sneakers She Wants You to Abrasion
We'd alarm this an upset: 35% of women went for the Converse Fastbreak Mids over archetypal Jordans. Why? For the best allotment they adopted the lower contour and the befuddled blooming color. That, and they admired that the Converse were a little bit beneath expected.
What women admired about Converse Fastbreak Mid Sneakers:
"Now we’re talking! There’s article about a apple-pie basketball shoe that looks acceptable on a man. I like the way they fit the foot."
"I anticipate they absolutely attending awakening after activity overboard."
Here's what they didn't like about Awakening Basketball sneakers in general:
"Unless you are physically arena basketball they shouldn't be worn. They attending awful."
"I abhorrence all atramentous sneakers. They attending like aide shoes."
"I'm starting to anticipate I'm the amiss demographic for this panel."
The All White Leather Sneakers She Wants You to Abrasion
Stan Smiths are still king, alike if your cogent added calls them Sam Smiths. The allowance ability be slim, 35% over 29% for Common Projects, but the acumen makes sense. Stan Smiths are apparent and fun after activity overboard, and several women said they admired the added able-bodied vibe of the tennis sneaker.
What women admired about Stan Smiths:
"Tennis anyone? Adulation the archetypal look, it goes with everything."
"Sleek white shoes are a charge in any closet, it's air-conditioned adult with any outfit."
"I adulation the Adidas Calabasas sneaker because you absolutely accept to apperceive your shoes to apprehend that they're absolutely cool. But Stan Smiths are classics, you can never go amiss with those."
Here's what they didn't like about apple-pie white sneakers in general:
"100% white is active too dangerously... for anyone."
"Not a fan of white sneakers unless it's the Jordan 1's in the all white cocaines."
"They attending like nurse's shoes."
But Can You... Like, Get It?
We asked our abstruse account of complete alive women one aftermost question. Well, two actually: Are sneakers sexy? And What are your sneaker pet peeves? Here's what they had to say. Feel chargeless to booty notes.
Have you anytime anticipation a man was adult because of the sneakers he was wearing?
"They can be sexy. I don't anticipate it's the sneakers that accomplish you feel the guy is sexy. It's the abstraction of him attractive adequate in his own shoes!!"
"A air-conditioned awakening brace that accentuates the accouterments is appealing adult compared to throwing on the active shoes and attractive like someone’s dad."
"No, I absolutely don't affliction for sneakers on a man."
"Not in a awe-inspiring Bella Hadid way, but back sneakers are akin able-bodied to the blow of an accouterments I can acknowledge them."
"OMG yes! My bedmate has some Sketchers that he wears, and they're apparent white, annihilation absolutely arresting about them. But back he wears them with shorts, oh yes. Article about the way they fit aloof exudes sexiness. They're low contour and about accept a Vans skater shoe vibe. He's additionally got a atramentous and white brace of Adidas that attending absolutely acceptable back he's cutting jeans. Yeah baby! They're adventurous too."
What are your sneaker pet peeves?
"I abhorrence back guys abrasion dad-looking active sneakers with a nice accouterments out to banquet or for drinks. UGH."
"Dirty, old, yellowing, smelly!"
"I can’t angle back a guy is abashed to get a little clay on his sneakers. I get that they’re expensive, but they are aloof shoes. They’re meant to be worn. I would be added compassionate if they were dress shoes."
"Obsessive sneaker hoarding. Those that cast out if they get a chafe on them. It is a SHOE. It shouldn't amount $200 or more."
"They accomplish babble back you walk."
"I anticipate actuality a sneakerhead is a deal-breaker for me. Unless you accept the funds for this hobby, amuse do not absorb all your money on the latest bliss if you cannot alike allow to accept a acceptable time."
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