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A pair of Pride Sneakers on a rainbow backdrop Everyday Pride. SOREL believes that Pride is more than just a month. It's a lifestyle, a daily celebration of living authentically and loving unapologetically. It's something worn on the regular. We've partnered with PAPER to spotlight three members of the LGBTQIA+ community as they use style to express their everyday Pride- in the wear-all-year Pride Sneaker we've created in their honor.
EVERYDAY PRIDE.
SOREL believes that Pride is more than just a month.

It’s a lifestyle, a daily celebration of living authentically and loving unapologetically. It's something worn on the regular. We've partnered with PAPER to spotlight three members of the LGBTQIA+ community as they use style to express their everyday Pride—in the wear-all-year Pride Sneaker we’ve created in their honor.
SHOP THE PRIDE SNEAKER
MEET
JONATHAN
Jonathan Paul is an artist and
entrepreneur living in Los Angeles.
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Jonathan Paul
“RuPaul always said: ‘you’re born
naked, and the rest is drag.’ I guess you could say this is my drag. Life is so
serious sometimes, but fashion doesn’t have to be.”
GIVING BACK
SOREL has made a donation on behalf of Jonathan to Helping F.A.I.T.H., an organization dedicated to facilitating community access into transformative housing.
Detail shot of the retro rainbow colors on the Pride Sneaker
Rainbow colors in the footbed of the Pride Sneaker
MEET
ELLA
Ella Snyder is a transgender model and
visual artist living in Los Angeles.
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Jonathan Paul
“Personal style makes me feel safer
and more comfortable in my identity. Picking out an outfit in the morning,
it’s like creating a field of armor for
the rest of the world.”
GIVING BACK
SOREL has made a donation on behalf of Ella to Camp Aranu’tiq, the first-ever summer camp established for transgender and non-binary/gender-nonconforming youth.
The Pride Sneaker sole
The "Love is Love" graphic on the side of the Pride Sneaker
MEET
KITTENS
Kittens is a D.J., producer, and intersectional
feminist living in Los Angeles.
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Jonathan Paul
“There were so many different types of people in the queer nightlife scene that were so expressive with their fashion. Everyone was so interesting, diverse, and authentic. And I felt so inspired to figure out who I was and what that looked like."
GIVING BACK
SOREL has made a donation on behalf of Kittens to the It Gets Better Project, a nonprofit organization dedicated to uplifting, empowering and connecting members of the LGBTQIA+ community around the globe.
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