The Best Colorful Sneakers Will Brighten Up Even the Bleakest Days

I don't wear too much color. Very little of it, in fact. Maybe you're like me, or maybe you're a master of getting off these wildly kaleidoscopic fits with ease. Either way, if your New Year's resolution was to incorporate more color into your closet (or if you resolved to tackle life's everyday indignities with a brighter disposition and this was the solution you landed on) you've come to the right place. Welcome to the more colorful side of things. *Blinks haltingly in the light* Great to see you, man.

The easiest way to incorporate that pesky, oft-referenced "pop of color" into your regular rotation this season? Throw on some brand spanking new kicks, and then call it a day. And when I say "kicks," I'm not talking about your standard brown boots or even those pristine white sneakers you scooped a while back (though, sure, those are pretty sweet, too). I'm talking the boldest, brashest sneakers money can buy—the type of shoe that stops bystanders in their tracks and gives drivers on the other side of the crosswalk serious whiplash.

Curious, but still not entirely sure how to build an actual outfit around the most colorful shoes in your closet? Here's a solid rule of thumb: The more colorful the shoe, the more reserved the overall look. Basically, if you're really trying to freak it, you're going to want to make sure everything else involved is fairly pared down—the rest of your outfit included. Life may be too short to live entirely in black and white, but let's not get carried away here, okay? Start with any of these first.