Zendaya's Unexpected (and Comfortable) Shoe Choice Had My Jaw on the Floor

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Zendaya is a fashion icon, and as an entertainment writer, I can attest that she method dresses like no other. I mean, all her looks from the Challengers press tour still live rent-free in my mind. I could never pull off stilettos that simultaneously impaled tennis balls and make it look sane; Zendaya made it look like just another day in the office. But while the fashion looks fun, if I've gleaned anything from reading and watching one-too-many celebrity interviews, it's that you may look like a million dollars, but everything is uncomfortable. Including the shoes. Don't get me started on the shoes. So when I spotted this fashion queen on the streets of Los Angeles rocking a shoe popular with chefs and nurses, I did a double take. Then immediately thought, "I can get on board with that."

The actress was recently photographed out with her brother in Beverly Hills in a white pleated maxi skirt (similar here, $39) and black long-sleeve (similar here, $65), carrying a Loewe Flamenco Clutch ($3,150). But the real surprise? Her shoes. Those are are Dansko's Professional Clogs ($145), which Zendaya casually paired with white ankle socks.

Admittedly, these were not the shoes I was expecting to see paired with this outfit, but it is, if anything, refreshing. Refreshing because the shoes are actually under $150. Refreshing because literal, visible, unabashed comfort > pretty, pinched and in pain. Dansko clogs are a closet staple for those who spend the day on their feet—namely, restaurant professionals and healthcare workers—but I guess that now includes busy movie stars zipping from city to city to premiere their films.

Zendaya is in the middle of promoting her upcoming film, The Drama, co-starring Robert Pattinson in theaters April 3. She plays Emma Harwood, a young woman engaged to art director Charlie Thompson (Pattinson). In the days leading up to the couple's society wedding, a harrowing truth is brought to light, leaving chaos in its wake.


Freelance PureWow Editor