Why Ballerina Sneakers Are Blossoming So Quickly This Spring

All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Footwear News may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. A new sneaker trend is quickly building enough momentum to carry it through a dizzying amount of pirouettes. Ballerina sneakers are sprouting across the landscape this spring. Adidas and Bad Bunny’s latest sneaker is called just that, the Ballerina. Puma has reconfigured two of its recent retro hits, the Mostro and Speedcat, in the style of ballet flats. Crocs has debuted the gorp-meets-dance Terre Ballet Core. And Louis Vuitton is representing luxury with its Sneakerina. All of these sneakers launching in such proximity could hardly be a coincidence. In fact, given the conditions set by the last several years in sneakers and women’s footwear, the proliferation of ballerina sneakers was practically fated. The Crocs Terre Ballet Core. Courtesy of Concepts Although the trend is still quite young, StockX told Footwear News its seen sales for sneakers with the term “ballerina” or “ballet” jump by more than 1,000 percent from February to March. Searches for the two terms are also up 264 percent and 442 percent, respectively,

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