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If you grew up in the formative years of Britney and Christina, you’d be familiar with (or probably wore) the Skechers Energy, a style made prominent by icons of the era.

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Fast forward to 2018, and the D’Lites are the revamped version of the Energy, updated to be lighter and sleeker. The new silhouette’s already dominating, reasserting its position at fashion weeks, on influencers and in street style galleries worldwide.

The last year has seen the meteoric rise of the chunky sneaker. No longer reserved for your dad, the ’90s throwback style is here to stay – and we’re not sad about it.

SKECHERS D’LITES LATEST TREND $119.95 KOWAI GIRLS MESH TOP $85, KOWAI GIRLS CHAIN BOMBER $250, GORMAN VELVET PANTS $229

In light of this resurgence, we thought we’d take the Skechers D’Lites for a spin, testing out the chunky shoe of the moment to see what all the hype is about.

The D’Lites are available in four colourways: Bright Blossoms (white with floral detailing), Latest Trend (white or black with cute ribbons) and Biggest Fan (in soft baby blue) and retail for $119.95.

CASEY WEARS SKECHERS D’LITES LATEST TREND $119.95, GORMAN VELVET PANTS $229 IZZI WEARS SKECHERS D’LITES BIGGEST FAN $119.95, GORMAN WILDFLOWER JEANS $199

SKECHERS D’LITES LATEST TREND $119.95 HOSBJERG CHECK TURTLENECK $239 AND CHECK WIDE PANT $279 FROM BON EMIL P.A.M. SYNTHESIS PUFFER JACKET $684

Photographer – Jesper Hede at Cubed Studios Stylist – Jade Leung at Vivien’s Creative Hair and Makeup – Rob Povey Using Mac Cosmetics and Eleven Australia Hair and Makeup Assistant – Georgia Newman Stylist’s Assistant – Eve Oswald Models – Casey at Duval Agency and Izzi at Chadwick Models

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