Kamala Harris is a sneakers fan; heres a closer look at her shoe collection

Kamala
Harris’ nomination as Joe Biden’s running mate is historic. She is not only the
first Indian woman to be on a majority party’s presidential ticket, but also
the first to prominently wear sneakers on the campaign trail.

You read
that right!

When Kamala
reached Milwaukee for her first trip as the vice presidential nominee, there
was something unique in her dressing, unlike other female politicians whom we
usually see in heels, Harris wore a pair of sneakers.

She donned a
black top with a blue blazer and a pair of blue jeans. She completed her look
with Chuck Taylor Converse shoes, pictures of which are now going viral on the
internet.

This was not
the first time that Kamala was seen sporting a cool pair of sneakers, if you
trace her looks in other public appearances, you will notice that a while ago,
she was seen in similar shoes when she visited a school.

Fashion
critics have time and again praised Harris for her choice of shoes. Elizabeth
Semmelhack, the author of Sneaker X Culture: Collab had told The
Guardian in an interview that the shoes showed Harris was a “woman of
action”. “Sneakers are a form of footwear finding their way into many women’s
closets as part of a larger challenge to outmoded concepts of femininity…The
sneakers are acting as the sartorial equivalent of being willing to roll up her
sleeves,” she was quoted as saying.

However, it’s
probably not just her shoes, but also the sartorial fusion that helps her to
connect better with today’s youth.

In an
interview with The Cut in 2008, the 55-year-old said, “I have a whole
collection of Chuck Taylors: a black leather pair, a white pair, I have the
kind that don’t lace, the kind that do lace, the kind I wear in the hot
weather, the kind I wear in the cold weather, and the platform kind for when
I’m wearing a pantsuit.”

She was seen
wearing white sneakers with a grey blazer at an event for people with
disabilities in 2019.

We also saw the
politician at the Pride March in California, in 2019, in a quirky rainbow
jacket with sneakers.

Kamala Harris does seem to choose comfort over
conventional fashion. What do you think?