IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES

Nike's high flying new shoes with artist Paul Marrot.

Ever wonder what Joan Baez would wear if she were the singer of an ‘80s band?

This season, Nike Sportswear’s collaboration with Paule Marrot imagines it for you. The French textile company has been creating childlike cheerful prints since 1920 for everything from bags to bed linens. Loved by the British royal family and Jackie Kennedy, the legendary company designs a gold and white sneaker with a flurry of Dali-like butterflies as a perfect announcement of the new season.

Worried another pair of puffy sneakers will cramp your floaty style for Spring?  This design is made especially for girls, with a slender feminine cut that flatters the dresses you’ve started pulling out from your “spring” storage box.
--REBECCA FOURTEAU



This story was published on March 30, 2009.