Five Pairs of Sneakers to Help Your Existential Fashion Crisis

I said help, not *solve*.

Proof that at one previous point in my life I did care about sneakers.

I have to admit that I probably have been overthinking the rise of sneaker culture in ways that I’m pretty sure are tied up with my anxieties about aging and appearance. To wit: If I bought “cool” sneakers, would it seem like I was just trying too hard to be down with the kids? I als…