Dakota Johnson and Laura Harrier Agree That These Shoes Go Best With Baggy Jeans

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Dakota Johnson leaving Jimmy Kimmel Live! on June 19, 2024 wearing a black cardigan with baggy jeans, a Gucci belt, a Gucci Jackie bag, and white Gucci kitten heels.

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I don't usually like to definitively say to wear one thing with another. After all, style is personal, and if you want to get creative with your pairings, I'll be your biggest cheerleader. That being said, certain fashion duos just work, and Dakota Johnson and Laura Harrier have one down to a science.

The combination in question is baggy jeans worn with kitten heels, a matchup that perfectly combines the relaxed, casual look of denim with the shoe style's air of easy elegance. A slight heel also keeps a slouchier denim silhouette from puddling and catching on the floor, making the twosome practical as well as aesthetically pleasing. This is a fact that Johnson and Harrier both appear to understand clearly.

Harrier debuted the tried-and-true ensemble first while in Milan for the spring/summer 2025 men's shows. The White Men Can't Jump star was spotted in the Italian fashion capital popping into a convenience store wearing a loose and billowy Toteme shirt straight out of Call Me by Your Name (very location-appropriate, I'd say) with baggy denim, a vintage Fendi bag, and a pair of slightly heeled black mules with an almond-toe shape. To finish off the outfit, she added a Tiffany & Co. cuff, silver hoops, and her go-to oval-shaped sunglasses.

Laura Harrier wearing sunglasses, a patterned button-down shirt, baggy jeans, and black kitten heels with a Fendi Baguette bag.

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On Laura Harrier: Toteme Relaxed Fit Plaid Linen Blend Button-Up Shirt ($680); Elsa Peretti Split Cuff ($1800)

Soon after, Johnson left Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Los Angeles wearing another variation of the same combo, mostly by Sabato De Sarno's Gucci. For the talk-show appearance, she embodied glamour in a modern age, donning a loose updo with cat-eye sunglasses and big gold hoops in a loosely buttoned cardigan, relaxed split-hem jeans secured with a tiny brown-and-gold Gucci belt, and off-white patent-leather slingback kitten heels. A dark-green Gucci Jackie 1961 bag can be seen tucked under her arm.

Though different and unique to the two actresses' personal style preferences, both outfits prove that, when it comes to what shoes you should wear with baggy denim, one option is far and wide superior. Scroll down to see Johnson's take.

Dakota Johnson leaving Jimmy Kimmel Live! on June 19, 2024 wearing a black cardigan with baggy jeans, a Gucci belt, a Gucci Jackie bag, and white Gucci kitten heels.

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On Dakota Johnson: Bottega Veneta Bold Ribbon Narrow Sunglasses ($485); Gucci Signoria Slingback Pump ($1150)

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Eliza Huber
Eliza Huber
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Eliza Huber is currently the Associate Editorial Director at Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2021 as a fashion editor after starting her career as a writer at Refinery29, where she worked for four years. During her time at WWW, she launched Go Sports, the publication's sports vertical, and published four (and counting) quarterly issues tied to the WNBA, Formula One, and more. She also created two franchises, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, Gracie Abrams, and Sabrina Carpenter for WWW's monthly cover features; and reported on new seasonal trends, up-and-coming designers, and celebrity style.