Admittedly, I've always been more of a Chuck Taylor kind of girl than the PF Flyers type (probably because Converse shoes were easier to come by back in the day when I was growing up in PR... Then again, I remember I was obsessed with these shoes by some company called Butterfly, and I've yet to meet someone who grew up in the States and remembers any such brand... Which is all to say that my memory is horrendous). In any case, now than I'm a little older and the bones have started to ache a bit more (yes, I have the bone structure of an 80-year-old), I've come to appreciate what made PF Flyers so popular in the first place: the ankle and foot support they offer.
Not that THAT would be enough (I don't care if they're as comfy as a down mattress, there's no way I'm putting ugly, orthopedic style shoes on these feet!). The women's division of PF Flyers has improved tremendously (the men's stuff was always diverse and on point, but the women's sneaks tended to be a bit aesthetically challenged) -- they've released kicks in some innovative prints and designs over the past couple of years, steering away from the bread-and-butter, plain Jane styles of yore. Last fall, I fell in love with a pair of metallic purple Pipers and these tweed-and-leather Center Los. This spring, I'm loving these retro plaid Glide kicks. The purple/green/white combo pops out beautifully, and even the logo looks a little vintage (in that super cool,"I've got that new-new that looks old-old" way). Guess Chuck's gonna have to turn up the charm to get me back, 'cause PF is looking mighty fly!
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