Being a lady on the shorter side (5’4 to be exact), sneakers have not been one of the most obvious choices for fashionable footwear for me. You could say I wear booties 9/10 times if I want to dress something up a little more. But recently within the past year or so, sneakers have come back into the lime light and have inspired me to purchase a new pair, and not just for running in. I’m going to be in Italy for two weeks coming up and I know I’ll be doing a lot of walking so these new sneaks will be arriving just in time for them to get some serious use. But before I purchased this pair, I perused the internet to get inspiration and make sure the pair I was picking was just right. Here are some of the pictures that made my Pinterest board that I found exemplified chic sneaks and all of the different ways to style them.

• http://www.instagram.com/p/-1owt8lpkw/

• http://www.stylishwife.com/2016/01/easy-fashion-outfits-to-always-be-in-style.html

• http://the–one.tumblr.com/image/118024036380

• http://www.popsugar.com/fashion/Real-Girl-Travel-Outfit-Ideas-36112194?crlt.pid=camp.GuY4VkULfvWd&crlt.pid=camp.86859z8JRZ81#photo-36112194

• http://stylesweekly.com/28-ways-make-black-white-work/

• http://www.jessakae.com/blog/

• http://bmodish.com/26-top-casual-spring-outfits-for-this-season

• https://alehorn.com/