I wear a uniform. Don’t most mothers? I think so. Mine consists, generally, of well-cut jeans (an all-important investment, in my opinion), a tank with a hoodie over it and cool sneakers. I then “chic” it up with accessories. A great watch. Cool earrings. An incredible bag. And this works. I’m running around, on my feet most of the day, and often covered in applesauce, crayon and spit-up. Fancy is not going to cut it. I’m just not that woman who is going to wear stilettos underneath her jeans. It’s a great look, yes. But not for me. My goal as far as my own personal style is to make comfy look elegant. I stick to what I know works on me. I look good in neutral earth tones, so my closet consists of a lot of olive green and variations of brown. My two favorite colors. And the beauty of this is that no matter what I pull out of my closet, I’m always going to be well-coordinated.

Now the real trick is to find sneakers (is that what you call them? Because my husband calls them tennis shoes and where I grew up in the midwest, they are called gym shoes…) that look sharp. Years ago, I was into the Nike Air Rift shoe. But it only came in men’s sizes which meant that the color choice was not all that exciting. I bought them anyway and they were cool. Then somewhere between NY and Texas, they were misplaced. We’ve moved a lot, and it seems with each move, a very important box went missing. On one of those moves, it was my box of shoes. A real bummer for any woman.

Anyway, I never really see anyone wearing this particular shoe, so I assumed because they were kind of odd looking that Nike stopped making them. But I assumed wrong. I stumbled upon them at Nordstrom’s on-line site. And now, they are in women’s sizes, which means they are also in women’s colors. Of course, I became all nostalgic and had to order a pair. I’m so glad I did. The price is right. They are super-comfortable and look fantastic. I ordered them in gold. Pretty chic for a sneaker…