Students dare to wear white converse in slushy spring

Senior Ellie Klein sports white converse. “I was in New York and I saw a lot of people wearing platform sneakers. White looked good,” she said.

A daring choice to make with muddy slush to avoid when outdoors, some SPA students wear trendy snow-white converse shoes as made popular by celebrities the likes of actresses Kristen Stewart and Sarah Jessica Parker. While the the color choice is an audacious one for the weather, this new twist on classic chuck sneakers sets off the color of light blue jeans and the black stripe near the bottom matches with black leggings, both popular pairings. Senior Ellie Klein describes how she chose her beloved pair of achromatic platform converses: “I was in New York and I saw a lot of people wearing platform sneakers. White looked good,” she said.