Cool Kicks

[Shomore]

Sneakers (or trainers, as they say on my side of the Pond) get a bad rap way too often.

Think of all those giant clunky white ones that have no style and way too much substance.

Or the image of the professional woman walking to work in some great-looking suit, well-dressed head to... oh wait... not toe, because she's wearing a truly unfortunate pair of kicks.

There's no reason for this bad reputation, of course, because there are TONS of trainers out there that are comfy and stylish at once.

Case in point, <a href="http://www.cr8tiverecreation.com/" target="_blank">Creative Recreation</a>, which is an LA-based brand with a name that really couldn't be simpler.

This is a line of sneakers that will never leave you with that blah feeling about your footwear.

Feeling like a hi-top?

There are bunches of great color and pattern combos to choose from.* Personal faves include this <a href="http://www.eilatan.com/p-2690-creative-recreation-women-cesario-high-blue-silver.aspx" target="_blank">blue/white/gold Cesario</a> and this <a href="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-admin/creative%20recreation%20gallow%20hi" target="_blank">pleasingly vintagey Gallow</a>.

<img src="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cesario-h-b-slv.jpg" alt="creative recreation cesario hi" height="222" width="290" />** <img src="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/galow-h-sky-wh.jpg" alt="creative recreation gallow hi" height="222" width="290" />

Low-top kinda gal?* Then there's an adorable <a href="http://www.eilatan.com/p-2014-creative-recreation-women-gallow-black-gingham.aspx" target="_blank">gingham and patent version of the Gallow</a> or a <a href="http://www.eilatan.com/p-2922-creative-recreation-women-cesario-grape-stripe.aspx" target="_blank">grapey, stripey, corally version of the Cesario</a>.

<img src="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/gallo-bk-ging.jpg" alt="creative recreation gallow lo" height="222" width="290" /> <img src="http://www.shoeblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/cesario-grp-str.jpg" alt="creative recreation cesario lo" height="223" width="290" />

But really, they're all funky and cool.

And there are plenty of options.* So peruse and pick the one you like, and you'll always be that awesomely cool woman walking to or from work with your snazzy suit and equally snazzy sneaks.

(Psst... they make <a href="http://www.eilatan.com/c-4-mens.aspx?CategoryFilterID=4&amp;ManufacturerFilte rID=22&amp;GenderID=4&amp;StyleID=0&amp;Size=0&amp ;SortByPrice=0" target="_blank">men's shoes</a>, too.)