Blink and you might have missed Jennifer Lawrence at JFK airport this weekend. The giveaway? The Row’s N/S Park tote slung over her shoulder. The spacious black shell bag signaled a stealth New York dresser, who prizes luxuriously discreet accessories over loud logos, and never compromises on functionality. Fans of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s quietly covetable brand could have spotted the fit-your-life-in tote a mile off.
The Row’s Luka shirting and Morton jeans were absent from Lawrence’s concourse ’fit. The Hunger Games star swapped her usual basics for grey tracksuit bottoms and a classic white Leset tee—a failsafe travel ensemble that looked even cozier thanks to her trainers. Continuing Jennifer’s old-school shoe streak (see also her Melissa jelly shoes), she Velcro-ed up a pair of Reebok’s Freestyle Hi sneakers with her look.
The nostalgic kicks, which were born in 1982 and marketed as the first fitness shoe for women, have enjoyed something of a resurgence of late, thanks to Cardi B’s Reebok collaboration. Popular during the ’80s aerobics craze, the supportive double-strap high-tops made up over half of the sportswear’s giant sales by 1984 and earned their own nickname: the “5411”, thanks to the $54.11 price tag.
Lawrence eschewed Cardi B’s fresh spin on the sneaks, featuring transparent straps and the rapper’s signature tongue graphic, and wore classic white versions while negotiating baggage reclaim. Her airport outfit might have been more lo-fi than normal (who really serves a look while boarding a flight, apart from Rihanna?), but Jennifer continued to demonstrate the playfulness we have come to expect from her this summer. You won’t see the Manhattanite, who loves pretty HVN shirt dresses and paisley-print Dior Saddle bags, wearing this season’s cult Gucci X Adidas kicks, because, quite frankly, these Reeboks are cooler in Lawrence’s mind.
