Boyfriend Jeans and Dad Sneakers

The patriarchy is strong with this outfit. 😉(Anyone else wonder how “boyfriend jeans” and “dad sneakers” got their names? I mean…I suppose it’s pretty obvious, but sometimes I wonder if they would have been named differently had the trends made an initial appearance in 2020.) I digress. You know I love a good pair of boyfriend jeans. The natural next step was to add their shoe counterpart—dad sneakers—to the mix!

After lots of internal debate, I selected the Scenic Vapor sneakers as my second pair of shoes to style from Earth’s spring/summer 2020 collection. After the snakeskin-print mules that were featured in the previous post, these sneakers were the next pair out of the collection to catch my eye. I wasn’t totally sold on them at first because I was worried I wouldn’t wear them enough. They came across as more utilitarian than fun or “fashionable” and I thought about picking a pair of sandals instead. I’m thrilled that I stuck with my first choice and got these sneakers!

The Scenic Vapor sneakers had absolutely zero break-in time; they were comfortable immediately out of the box. (For reference, I am wearing my usual size 7 with thin no-show socks.) These sneakers were granted the American Podiatric Medical Association’s Seal of Acceptance because they promote good foot health—and I can tell how much my feet like them every time I wear them. The best part is that even though they’re good for my feet, they still feature a slimming silhouette, which I love because I always feel self conscious if my shoes make my feet appear wider than they are! These sneakers are currently on sale and also come in black, cream pink, and a soft light green called agate green.

My inspiration for this outfit came from Andrea of Seasons and Salt. She makes dad sneakers look so cool! In my case, I love the juxtaposition of the structured topcoat with the casual combination of the baseball cap, sweatshirt, loose-fitting denim, and dad sneakers. The outfit felt incomplete without a purposeful “third piece” or extra layer in this case, and it was too cold to wear my leather or suede jacket, so I opted for the camel coat. I love how this turned out, and I actually wore almost the exact same outfit on a gymnastics meet day—I just swapped the white sweatshirt for my blue sweater and the olive hat with my blue gymnastics hat! (RIP, college gymnastics season.)

I am truly shocked by how much I adore these sneakers, and I know I shouldn’t be because they’re made by Earth. I really hope I’m able to keep them white!

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OUTFIT DETAILS

Banana Republic coat / similar by Calvin Klein (last seen here)
Everlane sweatshirt / exact (limited sizes) or similar (review here)
Everlane jeans / old; similar by Old Navy or similar from JCPenney
Earth sneakers c/o / exact (on sale!) (also available from Nordstrom)
Everlane hat / exact style or similar from Target
Le Specs sunglasses / exact (also available from Shopbop or Zappos)
Dior Lip Glow in pink / exact