Hannah Dylan Pasternak

And introducing our new, streetwear-focused category, Editor's Picks. Each year, SELF spends months putting together our annual Sneaker Awards.

Sneakers have long outgrown their gym-only reputation. Same with their “man-only” reputation. Today, they're as integral to women's streetstyle as the bag you're carrying or the coat you're wearing.

The right sneakers literally change how you move through the world. You can pick up the pace with a carbon-plated pair or ground yourself in something more flexible and minimal.

We know that sneaker culture is booming, especially amongst women. How? You can see it: on the streets of New York, in paparazzi shots of your

We tested more than 200 pairs of sneakers and revisited a year's worth of fashion trends to select the cream of the crop.

“They're cute, but also ugly at the same time.” There was a time when being on a Wheaties box was the pinnacle of athletic fame.

It has been a summer of headline-making gun violence. June 14: A gunman assassinates Minnesota House of Representatives Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, at their home.

Brittany Snow thought she would never work again. Now, she’s in three of the year’s biggest hits.

The year was 2015. Obama was president, green juice was nigh, and Outdoor Voices and Man Repeller—with Tyler Haney and Leandra Medine Cohen still