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You can dress them up and wear them for miles.
You can wear sneakers with almost everything, it’s just a matter of finding the right style. Cool-girl sneakers like Adidas Sambas and Vans pair seamlessly with easy-but-chic staples—think relaxed jeans and oversized coating—while Katie Holmes’s sporty style is a must-have for laid-back looks. But when you want to dress things up, there’s one brand celebrities consistently turn to.
Veja has become the go-to brand stars reach for when they want something classy but still comfortable. Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton have been dressing up the French sneakers for years, and just this week, Scarlett Johansson proved how chic its Esplar sneakers are on the set of Jurassic World Rebirth.
Veja Esplar Sneaker
$150 at Nordstrom $150 at Amazon
Johansson was wearing a blue two-piece suit, and yet her white sneakers didn’t look even the slightest bit out of place. That’s because, like all of Veja’s styles, the Esplars have a classiness to them. The low-top sneakers are simple but elegant, with a streamlined silhouette and leather design. That sleek, clean look makes them the perfect match for your more dressed-up pieces, whether that’s dark-wash jeans and a blouse, a sweater dress, or tailored trousers.
Looks wise, these are about as dressy as sneakers can get, but that doesn’t mean that support has been put on the backburner; more than 100 Nordstrom shoppers specifically cite the sneaker’s comfort as one of the reasons they love the style. One person wrote that they comfortably wore these straight out of the box during a week when they were clocking up to 20,000 steps a day. And, according to another fan, they’ve “literally walked miles and miles in them,” with no discomfort.
$150 at Amazon
A classy-girl sneaker is a must-have for anyone who wants to make their dressy looks a little more comfortable, and Veja’s Esplar sneaker is the one stars including Johansson and Markle reach for. Below, shop more chic tennis shoes from Veja, including its famous Campos and Middleton’s go-to V-10 sneakers.
Campo Sneakers
$160 at Anthropologie $160 at Freepeople.com
$160 at Nordstrom
V-10 Lace Up Sneakers
$170 at Shopbop.com
$170 at Nordstrom
Volley O.T. Sneakers
$145 at Nordstrom
ChromeFree Recife Sneakers
$185 at Anthropologie