A navy pair retro-style sneakers set the pace for Mila Kunis’ winter layers in New York on Tuesday.
The “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery” star built her winter New York look on a retro runner, wearing the SeaVees Royal Runner in a navy, vintage-coded colorway that framed the rest of her layered build. The pair featured a nylon upper and suede, giving the silhouette a worn-in, functional feel that matched the rest of her layered look.
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SeaVees’ woven tri-stripe detail — red, white and navy — cut across the sidewall. White laces, a white midsole and a gum outsole complete the runner, which mirrors the slim, low-profile constructions common to midcentury athletic styles. Though the navy makeup has rotated out of the women’s assortment, SeaVees continues to produce the silhouette in men’s sizing and in current women’s colorways, including Strawberry, Capers and Sky Blue.
Kunis paired the runners with black straight-leg jeans, a white hoodie and a long black coat, keeping the silhouette functional for the cold. She completed the look with a structured black leather tote.
A closer look at Mila Kunis’ royal blue nylon-and-suede SeaVees Royal Runners.
Her choice aligns with a broader return to retro runners among celebrities this season. Kristen Stewart recently relied on a rare Adidas Rekord from the brand’s early-1960s archive during her “Chronology of Water” events, while Mel C wore the Nike Air Max 90 in a pared-back “Vintage Green” palette for an appearance in London. Kunis’ pair follows the same slim runner profile seen across midcentury athletic designs, long before the bulkier running models that came later.
SeaVees’ Womens Royal Runner in Black, $120.
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SeaVees celebrated its 60th year in 2024 and marked 20 years since its revival in 2025. The brand originated in 1964 under B.F. Goodrich, went quiet in the 1970s, and returned only after founder Steven Tiller found a deadstock pair in a Tokyo shop in 2005.
“I had studied the footwear category my entire life, and never heard of SeaVees,” he told WWD when the brand opened its Santa Barbara flagship in 2019, adding that the original 1964 pair felt “too good to be true.” Tiller said the midcentury construction drew him in: “Their little imperfections in my eye were perfection,” a quality that shaped the brand’s relaunch.
