How to create a sport-chic look: 6 clear formulas with specific items

personal stylist, founder of the women’s club INclub

One point is important here. The chosen style should advise your needs – internal (taste, ideas about yourself) and external – lifestyle, work. So, what is sport-chic and to whom it suits? Having sorted this out, you can move on to the practical part – learn to combine elements.

What is this style

Basically, it’s about the combination of business (stylish office) and sports things. The main convenience is that each of the parts of this style is realistic to operate separately. Business elements can work for their direct purpose – in the office, at negotiations, etc. Sporty ones will fit in non-work moments without any problems.

When the two parts – sports and office – are combined, we get a modern fashion mix. It’s important to realize that you have to be ready for such experiments. Morally and technically.

In the first case, it’s about the fact that people around you may not share your fashion progressiveness. In the second – about the fact that for its successful realization it is important to know a lot of nuances. Not every “sport” and not every “chic” can create an adequate tandem.

O’STIN dress

The signs of style and things

Three principles

1. Things are picked up to date. This is either the base (modern) or sharp trends. No old styles, otherwise no magic will happen.

2. Don’t use ultra-sporty shoes. We use running and fitness sneakers where they belong. Our shoes will have the trappings of sports, but functionally – they are urban models.

3. Two elements of sport is the limit for the image. Otherwise, there is a risk of looking like you left the fitness club without changing your clothes.

Lime bomber

Sports-inspired footwear and apparel:

• sneakers, sneakers;
• pants with an elastic band at the waist or with ties;
• pants, narrowed down to the bottom with elastic bands;
• pants with stripes;
• tracksuit;
• hoodie, sweatshirt;
• modifications of polo shirts;
• olympic;
• sports top;
• shorts with ties (waders);
• bomber;
• shortened free down jacket;
• leggings;
• bright colors (neons), prints;
• logos;
• colorblock.

Does this mean that adherents of sport-chic style should forget about heels? Of course not. We have two differently customized parts of our closet at our disposal. We can borrow shoes from the business one. If it will be neutral in color, the image will turn out calm.

Attention! It’s winter, so when talking about sneakers and sneakers, we mean winter ones (on baize, fur, with a voluminous sole). We also keep in mind the fact that spring is coming soon. Let’s memorize all the formulas so that in a couple of months we can turn on the option – complete freedom of fashion expression (without fur, bikes, fur coats and hats).

1st formula

Skirt + hoodie + heeled shoes

In this case, you can take a warm coat, eco coat or down jacket as outerwear. A bomber will also look good here.

2nd formula

Shirt + business suit + topical sneakers or sneakers

From outerwear choose a classic warm coat to support the business mood of the image.

3rd formula

Dress + sneakers

The dress here can be anything from a business dress to a loose knit one.

4th formula

Fleece suit + sneakers

This is how a relaxed spring image can look like. On the photo – sneakers “Econika”

Coat, eco coat, free cut raincoat will fit perfectly into this ensemble. In spring, you can replace the hoodie with something less warm. For example, put on a simple basic T-shirt under a trench coat.

5th formula

Jeans + hoodie (sweatshirt) + sneakers

A coat looks very laconic in such an image. Do not forget about hats and long scarves. The brightness of accessories will not harm, but, on the contrary, will add zest.

6th formula

Business pants + knitwear + sneakers

Here knitwear is mainly for warmth (instead of a shirt). If there is a work meeting, it is better to take a neutral thing – a basic color, without prints and logos.