tips on styling black sneakers?

thinking of maybe copping the jjjound xt6’s. don’t have any black shoes and thought it may be a good piece to add. i have jeans that are black, brown, lighter and darker blues. just curious how i may style black shoes.
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Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
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Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
honestly just style them like any xt6s
defenechi
defenechiOP4w ago
thank you
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
heres the iconic salomon mfa album
defenechi
defenechiOP4w ago
yeah im curious like do lighter color pants still work??
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
its a little outdated style-wise yeah man, dont sweat too much over the color just put them on
defenechi
defenechiOP4w ago
im just trying to picture it in my head and like black shoes and light blue wash jeans just doesnt make sense lol idk i think i need to experiment just never been a black sneaker guy and havent worn any i currently want 2 new pairs of sneakers some sort of runner/trainer like a salomon or a new balance then like an adidas gazelle style ish thing
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
is there a reason you went with the black over any other colorway of the xt6?
defenechi
defenechiOP4w ago
i would normally go white but i feel like thats too boring i already have several pairs of white/neutral sneakers what is that category of shoe called btw
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
those are trailrunning sneakers
defenechi
defenechiOP4w ago
like an adidas samba/margiela gat/golden goose
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
low profile sneakers
defenechi
defenechiOP4w ago
yeah that is the second sneaker i am looking to fill a spot for but i guess thats another post
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
there are so many threads on low profile sneakers. go search them first
defenechi
defenechiOP4w ago
i have a pair of gats i bought like last fall but they are just some random one from german army supply store and i want a better pair alright will look in q and a?
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
yeah, do you know how to search qna?
defenechi
defenechiOP4w ago
yes
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
cool but yeah back to the salomons i mean you can send it and just try shit
defenechi
defenechiOP4w ago
yeah i am interested in like a runner/trainer
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
there is no formula for specific color sneakers with specific color outfits
defenechi
defenechiOP4w ago
it definitely is stepping out of my normal wardrobe
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
you've gotta try things on and see what you think looks good
defenechi
defenechiOP4w ago
i always wear lighter color sneakers yeah i guess so
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
posting fit really helps me
defenechi
defenechiOP4w ago
yeah i havent posted i should soon still too hot outside lol
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
taking pics of what im wearing to show to others or at least to keep on my camera roll to look back at and compare take pics inside?
defenechi
defenechiOP4w ago
yes my current ideas in mind i guess are just sticking to darker color pants for the shoes
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
I mean yeah def darker pants. But I guess what I was saying is that there are more options out there too. Just try shit on when you get them and see what looks good
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
not all sneakers, but here are lots of colors of outfits with black shoes
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kyn
kyn4w ago
black xt6 is in the top 10 most common sneakers rn just put them on
Shrimp
Shrimp4w ago
kyn
kyn4w ago
thread should’ve ended there you’re right
defenechi
defenechiOP4w ago
alr fair will do my best to try to cop tomorrow morning

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