The author shares her journey from being raised in New York, surrounded by a shoe-obsessed family, to living in Italy, where this passion for footwear flourishes. She highlights the rich tradition of Italian shoemaking, referencing iconic brands and styles. As the spring season approaches, she eagerly anticipates new trends in Italy's fashion hubs like Bergamo and Milan. Modern trends include retro-styled sneakers from various brands, which have found popularity among the fashionable Italian crowd, transforming the perception of sneakers from casual to stylish staples in well-crafted outfits.
Currently, retro-styled shoes from sportswear brands like Adidas to high fashion brands like Loewe (and its Flow Runner sneaker) are everywhere. Despite the stereotype of Italians making fun of American and German tourists' inappropriate footwear (which does seem to be true), sneakers are actually very popular here; they're often the final piece to very elegantly put-together looks.
As spring approaches, I'm excited to see the new footwear trends in storefronts and on the streets of Bergamo, where I live, and nearby Milan, one of the world's style capital.
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