Jennifer Lawrence: go or skip… and sneakers

Jennifer Lawrence stepped out in New York this week, after spending time in February and March in Prague where she was shooting Martin Scorsese’s What Happens At Night with Leonardo DiCaprio. I haven’t seen any news about them wrapping production so this might just be a break in the schedule. Wonder if they’ll be done by the Met Gala.

I just mentioned the Met Gala earlier in the Rihanna/Beyoncé post, how long it’s been since Beyoncé attended. In Jennifer’s case, it’s even longer – she hasn’t gone since 2015, when she co-chaired; that was the China Through the Looking Glass year. So the Met Gala just isn’t her thing…

But I keep thinking about her appearance at the Golden Globes. Remember? In Givenchy by Sarah Burton, and she was my best dressed of the night. Right now it’s probably my favourite look of 2026 so far. An exquisite dress, for sure, but it was also the unexpected factor. None of us could have predicted that that would have been JLaw’s choice that night. It was suuuuch a serve, such a big swing resulting in a home run way outside the stadium.

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Jennifer was styled by Ryan Hastings at the Globes, it was pretty much the debut of their partnership. So, to go back to the Met Gala, and that stunning look from the Golden Globes, maybe the Met Gala could be her thing again now that she has a new stylist? Maybe that Givenchy was signalling the start of a new style era for her?

For now, let’s talk about her shoes. She’s still wearing what’s probably been the buzziest sneakers of the last year, the Adidas Tokyo. We first saw them on her in April 2025, and on practically everyone else around the same time. How does she keep them so clean? Does she have multiples?

The Tokyos overtook the Sambas through the summer and they’re still very popular. Jennifer’s colourway, white with red accents, is low in stock at most retailers. Farfetch still has a few pairs and Adidas Australia seems to have a better supply but I’m not sure about the shipping if you’re not actually in Australia. Other colourways though are more readily available. 

The Tokyos are part of the overall sneakerina mary jane trend that exploded a year ago. And Adidas has multiple options. I actually prefer the Adidas Tokyo Mary Jane – instead of shoelaces it’s straps – and the Adidas Taekwondo Mei.  Because I’m lazy and I like a slip-on. The most comfortable, though, at least in my opinion, are the Adidas Samba Mary Janes.

But obviously it’s more than just Adidas doing the sneakerina. Every brand, it seems, has a sneakerina/mary jane on the market right now. Camper has a cute pair with a wider band that I quite liked but they didn’t look right on my weird ass feet. A friend of mine has cute feet and she bought them, they look great on her. 

I LOVE the Vivaia Square-Toe Lace-Up Satin Sneakerina – the pink is so pretty and the shape is so light and elegant.

Ralph Lauren’s take on the Adidas Taekwondo is their Nylon Lace-Up Ballerina Sneaker, on sale right now.

But the pair I covet the most, a more substantial sneaker, not truly a sneakerina-jane, definitely not a pair that you want to kick the sh-t out of, but the ones that are sitting in my cart, even though I can’t pull the trigger because BTS is taking all my money …

The Marni Mary Jane sneakers. They’re on sale in off-white, and those were the ones I was salivating over…until I saw the new denim version, OMFG. That toe, the perfect placement and width of the strap, and that stitching…

If BTS isn’t taking all your money, please get them and put me out of my thirst.

By the way, if you’re interested in sneakers in general, and not necessarily sneakerina-janes, I just bought a pair that I am obsessed with, for a great deal. And it’s currently my favourite Adidas sneaker style, because I want more support than the sneakerina-janes off: the Adidas Women's Handball Spezial Sneakers but in the best colourway, brown and yellow, with a weaved textile that looks like ramen! I will be living in these kicks all summer with jeans or shorts and a rugby shirt.

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