Dressing for comfort isn’t as easy as it seems—especially when you’re aching to dial it down with sneakers. It takes the right kind of pieces for any look to come together. Luckily for us we’ve got the likes of Issa Pressman to look to for inspiration. Her need for comfort thanks to her passion in dancing has made it easy for her to incorporate kicks into everyday style.
Seize the Sun
Take the dry weather as a chance to whip out your clean sneaks. “When I wanna look fresh and young, I’d go for my white sneakers,” shares Issa. Nothing says effortlessly cool than pristine whites; they’re easy to match too!
Match the Mood
Always keep the time of day and event in mind. For a night out on the town, select a pair of sneakers in darker tones. “I’d go for black sneakers with a few details of white or small colored details.”
Play it Up
Put on that edgy vibe with high cut sneakers. Issa achieves this by adding black socks. “This style is actually what I use for dancing,” she explains.
Tone it Down
For a day of walking, you’re going to want the ultimate partner for all that legwork. What better kicks to use than your gym shoes? “They’re perfect for a day full of errands, so after, I could just go straight to the gym!”
Loosen Up
“I love culottes and loose pants!” Issa declares. Because of their versatility, these styles can look laidback or formal, depending on the shoe. “With a good pair of sneakers, I get to balance it out to look more like my style.”
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Words by Gabrielle Fernando | Art by Mina Aglipay | Art Direction by Red De Leon | Photography by Ed Simon of Studio 100 |Styling by Aldrin Del Carmen and Samantha Policios | Special Thanks to French Baker
Frequently Asked Questions
Issa Pressman’s five tips are: wear clean white sneakers in dry weather, match sneaker tones to the time of day, add black socks to high-cut sneakers for edge, use gym shoes for errand days, and balance culottes or loose pants with a good pair of sneakers.
For a night out on the town, the feature advises darker sneakers, and Issa says she would go for black sneakers with a few white or small colored details. The tip is paired with a Pony sneaker listed at Php 4,495.
Issa gets an edgy vibe from high-cut sneakers by adding black socks, and says this is actually the style she uses for dancing, which ties her comfort-first approach to her dance background. The feature pairs the tip with Vans high-cut sneakers listed at Php 3,698.
For a day of walking or errands, the feature recommends gym shoes as the ultimate partner for the legwork. Issa says they are perfect for errands because she can go straight to the gym afterward; the Vans pair shown is listed at Php 2,798.
Culottes and loose pants are versatile and can look laidback or formal, depending on the shoe, according to the feature. Issa says a good pair of sneakers balances them to look more like her style; the Puma pair featured with this tip is listed at Php 2,949.
