Emily Ratajkowski’s Latest Everyday Sneakers Are Super Versatile and Under $100

The supermodel stepped out in her usual New York City street style, and we noticed some shiny new footwear.
Emily Ratajkowski

Emily Ratajkowski.


Emily Ratajkowski is a trend-setter, not a follower. Step aside, Adidas Sambas, there’s a new neutral sneaker in town, and it’s backed by the Instagram fashionista herself. The SI Swimsuit model recently stepped out in versatile black Puma sneakers, which has us wondering if this is the start of a whole new wave of fame for the shoe brand.

The 32-year-old paired the Palermo sneakers with washed black pinstripe jeans and a boxy-fit caramel brown shearling jacket and accessorized with her signature sleek black oval-shaped sunglasses.

PUMA Palermo Women’s Leather Sneakers, $90 (us.puma.com)

Emily Ratajkowski

Emily Ratajkowski.

These sneakers also come in a white with black decals version, as well as a light style with gray logos, all featuring a gum sole. The classic vintage silhouette debuted in the early 1980s and became a street shoe staple, especially amongst the crowds in British soccer stadiums. They can be easily dressed up with a maxi skirt and knit sweater, or made casual with jeans and a T-shirt. Keep them clean, and you can even wear them to work!

The My Body author’s style is ever-changing, but it remains effortlessly chic, unique, comfortable and certainly newsworthy.

“When I started modeling full-time, I felt intimidated by fashion. I felt there were so many rules,” she shared. “But as I grew up and became more comfortable with myself, more of a woman, I was like, ‘This can be fun.’ Breaking the rules intentionally, understanding the history of fashion in the way I hadn’t before. Pulling from that.”

Ratajkowski now lives by the philosophy that “rules are meant to be broken” and she takes style far less seriously than she ever did before.

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.