Hailey Bieber Wore This Major Sandal Trend in the Most Controversial of Ways

Hailey Bieber's always-evolving style is fun to watch, isn't it? The night before she wore the outfit we're about to discuss, she was in a short, pink sparkly party dress and naked shoes. It was the polar opposite from what she stepped out in yesterday in NYC, but just as interesting, in its own way.
The outfit I'm here to talk about today was casual and cool, but not without mild controversy. Bieber wore a white cropped T-shirt with low-rise, long white baggy shorts (which are also a bit polarising...), but it was her footwear "styling" you'll either love or hate. So, the sandal trend she wore was fisherman sandals, which have been the reigning "ugly" sandal style for the past year or so, and she opted to wear them with white ankle socks. It used to be the case that wearing socks with sandals was a major faux pas, but wearing socks with any shoe style has become the norm these days. So whether you agree with it or not, wearing socks with sandals is technically cool now.
If Bieber has inspired you to order a pair of fisherman sandals, I've shopped out some of my favourites below (which you can choose to wear with or without socks).
On Hailey Bieber: Bottega Veneta
Medium Andiamo Intrecciato Leather Tote Bag (£3501); The Row Fisherman Sandals (£920); Khaite Bambi Belt (£350); Child of Wild Cleo Hoops in Gold (£31)
Shop Hailey Bieber's Fisherman Sandals
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Such a unique pair.
This story originally appeared on Who What Wear U.S.
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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.
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