The top 2023 shoe trends spanned everything from spirited designs with splashy colors and exaggerated proportions to high-performance, record-breaking designs that allow athletes to achieve remarkable physical feats.
In 2023, footwear designs ranging from sporty sneakers to fashion boots unabashedly embraced play, as evidenced in cartoonish colorways and influencer-favorite silhouettes like the MSCHF Bulbous, inspired by Astro Boy. And in the year of the Barbie movie, brands dropped illusory designs that integrated whimsical, doll-like details.
At the 2023 Chicago Marathon, Kelvin Kiptum sported a prototype pair of Nike’s Alphafly 3, which went on to help the Kenyan athlete break the marathon world record, and this groundbreaking release will officially launch in January 2024.
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- Gen Z
- Gen Alpha
- Gen X
- Millennial (primary audience)
