Trend Spot | Pumped Up Kicks - PHOENIX Magazine

In a box-fresh curtsey to pumped-up-kicks princess Cara Delevigne, trainers were given a couture twist at Chanel’s SS14 collection, with mesh-detailed sneakers glittering beneath full-length gowns. Whether you love or loathe the high-tops-and-haute-design combo, there’s something undeniably liberating about it, reminding onlookers that you might lace up and go pelting towards the horizon – Runaway Bride-style – at any given moment. From the high-tech futurism of Rick Owens’ recent collaboration with Adidas, to saturated Fresh Prince colourways at Balenciaga, we’ve rounded up the luxe trainers that give formal footwear a run for its money.