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    SJP's new trainers have divided the internet

    And the MC office

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    By Penny Goldstone
    Published 31 May 2017 In News

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    And the MC office

    I've always been a fab of Sarah Jessica Parker's style, both on and off screen. When she first launched her shoe collection in 2014, I was all for it. The collection itself was all beautiful pointy shoes with trademark grosgrain detail that Carrie Bradshaw would be proud of.

    But she's just launched a pair of 'sneakers' (or trainers for us non-Americans) and I just can't get on board with those. Why? Because they're. Not. Trainers. By any stretch of the imagination.

    Let's just take a look at them, shall we? Here is SJP, showing them off, twirling around and executing her finest pas-de-bourré to prove how sports-appropriate they are.

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    They're very pretty for sure, the glitter finish is eye-catching and the t-bar is stylish. But it's a glorified ballet pump and certainly does not warrant the 'first sneaker' label, does it?

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    But perhaps I'm a purist when it comes to shoes, because another Marie Claire staffer vehemently disagreed with me, arguing, 'SJP is never going to be seen wearing a pair of bloody Adidas Stan Smiths, is she? The mere fact she's traded in her signature Manolo Blahnik skyscrapers for a heelless pump certainly justifies her calling them a ‘sneaker' in my eyes. You couldn't get a more Carrie Bradshaw approved pair of sneakers.'

    And it's not just the MC office these shoes have divided, the whole world wide web is confused too.

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    One user wrote, 'These are so pretty, but do they qualify as sneakers?'

    Another stated, 'Omg I've been wanting glittery sneakers but then thought it might be too kiddish then I saw these!'

    Well at least we can all agree they're pretty, right?

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    Penny Goldstone is the Contributing Fashion Editor at Marie Claire UK. She writes about catwalk trends and the latest high street and Instagram sartorial must-haves. She also helms the Women Who Win franchise.

    She has worked in fashion for over 10 years, contributing to publications such as Cosmopolitan, Red, Good Housekeeping, and Stylist.

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