Fashion

I Can’t Wear Heels, But I Think I Found My Date Night Shoes of Summer

Tested on an editor with flat feet

Dara Katz

By Dara Katz

Published May 6, 2025

An original photo I took of the Vivaia Sneakerinas in black

One date night and a hangover into the warm weather season, and I’d all but given up on non-orthopedic footwear and red wine and was ready to embrace a life of geriatrica—until these VIVAIA Sneakerinas showed up.

Executive Editor

Dara Katz

Executive Editor

  • Lifestyle editor and writer with a knack for long-form pieces
  • Has more than a decade of experience in digital media and lifestyle content on the page, podcast and on-camera
  • Studied English at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

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