The appeal of the luxe sneaker is obvious. Comfortable, cool and certainly practical for an on-the-go lifestyle, boxfresh kicks have plenty to recommend them. But if you’re a 9-9 heels woman, integrating the casual staple into your daily wardrobe can feel like a massive challenge. To help you overcome your sneaker-phobia, JIMMY CHOO enlisted the help of three of the world’s most photographed street style stars—Brazilian beauty Helena Bordon, Dutch export Linda Tol and super-blogger Caro Daur hailing from Germany—to point you in the right direction. Once you go flat, you might not go back.

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I LOVE THE UNEXPECTED AND YOU DEFINITELY DON’T EXPECT TO SEE A PAIR OF SNEAKERS—EVEN ONES WITH POM POMS LIKE THE NORWAY SNEAKERS—UNDER A SILVER SHINY DRESS.

SNEAKERS DON’T MEAN “GYM” SHOES ANYMORE: IF YOU KNOW HOW TO STYLE THEM, YOU CAN BE FEMININE AND POLISHED TOO

“WITH SNEAKERS, YOU DO HAVE TO BALANCE THE PROPORTIONS—YOUR HEMLINES CAN’T BE TOO LONG. I WOULD NEVER WEAR LONG TROUSERS OR LONGER DRESSES WITH SNEAKERS.”