A Guide to Dressing Up Sneakers

How should you go about dressing up sneakers and what occasions are appropriate? Here's a crash course.

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It's New Year's Eve and people are going to dress up tonight. Blazers are going to be put, shirts are going to be buttoned up, ties are going to be knotted, and sneakers are going to be worn, too. It's going to take a certain level of expertise to pull off this look, though. For everyone looking to dress up their favorite pair of sneakers, there are a few things that needed to be learned first.

What models are OK to wear at which events? Which events don't allow sneakers at all? And what's the best way to make sure you don't look like a complete fool? To find out, here's A Guide to Dressing Up Sneakers.

Learn the dress code for the event or occasion.

Patent leather doesn't always mean a sneaker is dressy.

Figure out the outfit first.

Keep it simple.

Focus on quality, but the sneakers don't have to be "expensive."

Learn which silhouettes go best with which clothes.

Once you've figured out how to successfully dress up sneakers, break the rules.

If you look like a hypebeast, rethink the outfit.