Father’s Day is all about Dads… or is it?
Sometimes the best way to show off fatherhood is to scoop up the family squad and flex on everyone as a matching set. To celebrate Father’s Day we’ve pulled together some of our favorite sneakers that pair with the most popular kid-sized shoes for His & Theirs combinations that will have every other Dad and Co. looking washed.
It’s no secret that Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse was a runaway success for bringing a new vision of Marvel’s web-slinger, showing off all the iterations and interpretations of this classic character. It was fun for the whole family, so it’s no surprise that the sneakers that released alongside the movie would also be fun for the whole family. The sneakers that Miles Morales wears in the movie, a riff on the Chicago Air Jordan 1 features the classic color blocking with dotted texture to be reminiscent of comic book printing. Fans of the kicks are snatching these pairs up in all sizes including Grade School, PreSchool, and Toddler. It may require a heroic effort to get the whole fam laced up in one pair of kicks, but it’s worth the effort.
It’s one thing to cut leathers down into smaller sizes, but it’s quite another to do it with woven materials. When Yeezy 350s are created, yarns are woven together to make pieces of fabric that connect to the sole and are sewn up the middle. The complexities are mind-bending at the adult size, but brought down to the Pre-School size it is even more complex. The 350 V2 Clay is one of the most popular Pre-School sized sneakers on StockX, and the adult size is still a total flex. The peachy tone of the Clay colorway is perfect for Father’s Day, reminiscent of spring flowers but light and bright enough to stand as the season warms up.
It’s a tough pitch to get kids to wear white clothes or sneakers – they’re notorious for making messes, and who wants to have to clean up after them? Whether or not you think it’s the best idea, we’re finding that folks love to grab infant pairs of the adidas Yeezy 350 V2 Cream White. At least infants aren’t kicking around in mud all day, which certainly makes it easier to keep them clean. These itty bitty knit kicks pair perfectly with the adult sizes to make for a freakishly fresh match.
One of the original colorways of the adidas Yeezy 350 V2, the Core Black Red pairs are immediately recognizable as a sneaker that was donned by early adopters of the Yeezy line. There’s nothing like setting the foundation for OG cred in baby pictures, so the infant pairs of this sneaker is an easy pick when thinking about what kicks to twin with your kids. We’ve found that these Yeezys in these sizes have been super popular as the His & Theirs motifs really catch fire. Plus, even if the kid moves on from Yeezys as they grow up, that red and black contrast is such a monumental pairing in footwear, at the very least you’re instilling a good taste for the classics.
When your little kid looks up to you from the floor, you know they’re seeing the highest in the room. Any father is a giant to their child, so why not make that parallel perfect with the Air Jordan x Travis Scott 6 Retro. Not only are these proven heaters in adult sizing, but Toddler pairs are getting scooped up at crazy fast rates. Plus the sneaker’s details are all there: the olive Durabuck, the neutral tones on the sole, and even the little cargo pocket on the ankle (Has anyone figured out what babies and toddlers use their pockets for anyway? It’s not like they have keys and wallets and phones!).
There’s no shortage of adidas Yeezy 350 V2s on this list. And don’t get us wrong: we’re not mad about it. But it’s obviously a trend for parents to scoop up Yeezys for their kids. We get it. The shoes are comfortable, flexible (so they can last a little longer on quickly growing feet), and they’re soft enough that they can kind of double as slippers. These Kids sized Black 350V2s are a veritable facsimile of the adult pairs making them a perfect combo for Dad and their mini-me.
Forget trying to give your kids some OG vibes, if you’re an actual OG you won’t have to update your own closet to match your kid with the Air Jordan 11 Breds. These PreSchool pairs are so fresh it’s mind-blowing, and make the perfect twinning moment. Considering that these are PreSchool sizes, it’s the perfect time to start having the conversation with your little baller about the story of the shoes and what they represent for your own history and the community at large. It’s never too early to learn about these unique legacies and instill the lessons that come along with them.
We’ve saved the most hype for last. It’s not lost on us that a Travis Scott Jordan is a little extreme for a child, but that’s nothing compared to copping your freshly plucked baby some Off-White Forces. The Volt Toddler pairs are preposterously fresh with the tiny sized version of the classic Off-White zip tie. This duo of His and Theirs pairs with the full-sized heaters, is definitely the most expensive of the bunch but might be worth it if you really want to flex this Father’s Day.
