This summer looks to be a season for the freaks: from toe-unleashing ‘sandals’ via Chanel to slashes of neon. Katie Holmes is an arbiter of the kind of downtown, cool girl style that swerves anything too trendy—this season, though, she’s dipping a toe into a more statement shoe.
The actor and director was spotted out and about in New York City, wearing an refined ensemble very much in the rhythm of the Katie Holmes contemporary style compendium. She opted for a loose and airy silhouette, pairing a light blue pinstripe shirt with the cuffs turned up with extra-baggy indigo jeans. On her arm, she carried Cuyana’s dark chestnut brown leather carryall, the System Tote. (Martha Stewart and Emily Blunt are also fans of the brand.) And on her feet, a pair of espresso-colored, embossed thong sandals from Malone Souliers.
It’s not the first time Holmes has tried out the ’90s style shoe. Last month, she appeared at the American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala, where she wore Herbert Levine’s Kiss and Tell thong heels. (The shoemaker has become a go-to for Holmes in recent months, as someone who likes to stay label-faithful.) Kitten-heeled or stiletto-ed, red carpet step and repeating or traversing the city streets, Holmes has found a new, hard-working staple in the form of the thong sandal.
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Others are already well onboard with the heeled flip-flop: Kendall Jenner and sister Kylie, as well as Hailey Bieber, Zoe Kravitz, and Kaia Gerber love the heeled thong. While Kendall and Hailey will pair the shoe with capris and The Row’s flowing Gala pants, Kylie and Kaia opt for Carrie Bradshaw-esque slip dresses for maximum ’90s appeal.
There’s something to be said for Holmes’s choice of bag too: an effortless all-dayer that’ll surely find its way into her regular rotation of it-bags. Wherever she’s schlepping to, you can trust Katie Holmes has her accessories on lock.
