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title: "Aprix APR-002 (Grey, Blue)"
date: 2021-09-16T09:47:28-04:00
categories: [shoes, aprix]
tags: [apr-002, white]
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![Aprix APR-002 [Grey, Blue]](/images/aprixapr002stock.jpg)

These were the first suede sneakers I ever bought. All official marketing 
materials seem to indicate that this is a "grey", but to me, it always felt 
more like a warm off-white cream. I thought the blue accents would make this 
shoe pair well with a pair of jeans, so that's what I usually wore them with. 
All my life, I'd been told not to buy white and/or suede sneakers because 
they'd be "ruined" too quickly, but as I grew to love and appreciate the 
character developed in long-lasting, hard-wearing items like raw denim and 
natural leather belts, I decided I could live with the inevitability of 
permanent marks of wear on my sneakers, and how glad I was! I can proudly say 
I buy my shoes to wear and baby in favour of keeping them in pristine 
condition for some hypothetical "perfect outfit" I would never actually 
construct. Outfits are ephemeral as are ultimately the items in our 
wardrobes, so we may was well enjoy them while we can. Even if the upper has 
been completely matted by repeated abuseby dirt and water, the rubber outsole 
has held up remarkably well, I think moreso than any other sneaker I've ever 
owned. For a little visual "refresh" after a couple of years, I replaced the 
accent-matching blue laces with a pastel braided lace.
