The wavy design movement has been inescapable, from the chokehold that gradient, ripple-like patterns had on women’s clothing last summer to the squiggly mirrors that flooded living rooms and mirror selfies during the summer of 2020. Now, the wavy pattern is the backbone of the most significant sneaker trend of summer 2022: the wavy sneaker.
The wavy sneaker trend caught our attention when the anti-establishment label MSCHF (responsible for Lil Nas X‘s “Satan Shoes”) dropped its new collab with rapper Tyga: Wavy Baby. The sneaker caught media attention after Vans confronted MSCHF with legal action for Wavy Baby’s similarity to Vans’s Old Skool Classic sneaker. Despite its likenesses to Vans’s existing sneaker, MSCHF’s Wavy Baby’s design hit the right note with the way sneakers are being made today: wavy. The wavy sneaker trend is ubiquitous, from Converse’s curvy design on its Run Star Motion sneakers to Christian Loubiton’s ragged edges on its Loubishark sneakers. We have scoured the internet to compile the best finds for this summer 2022 sneaker trend so that you don’t have to–happy shopping.
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