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Viola Davis wearing an elegant gown with sneakers on is what I live for. #Emmys pic.twitter.com/0RuXAHc7YJ

— Giselle V. (@itsgissel) September 23, 2019

Viola Davis wearing sneakers on the stage speaks to my VERY SOUL. #Emmys2019

— Eric Crumrine (@ECrumrine) September 23, 2019

If THE @violadavis can where sneakers to work, so should I. #Emmys2019 #Emmys

— Nicole Granston (@NGranston) September 23, 2019

Sneakers and couture is definitely a trend we can get behind.

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