Fashion People Know to Wear This Specific Sandal Trend With This Legging Color Trend for Summer 2026
Shop the cool combination, as seen on Taylor Russell in L.A.
As someone with more of a "leggings for Pilates" than a "leggings as pants" mindset in the summer, I'm not regularly seeking out ways to style leggings this time of year. But sometimes, they just fall in my lap, and it's my duty to tell you about them. The summer legging outfit that just caught my attention comes via actress Taylor Russell, who was out and about in Los Angeles this week.
The first thing you're likely to notice about Russell's outfit is her stunning butter-yellow wrap coat, but what I'm taking away from it is the bottom half. Instead of black leggings, Russell opted for the summer-friendly (but just as versatile) alternative—gray leggings—and the sandals she paired with them made for a cool-girl outfit if I ever saw one. The sandals are jelly flip-flops, and despite their casual nature, they significantly elevated the leggings, making them more street-worthy.
I'm aware that this may be one of those outfits you need to see for yourself for it to make sense, so keep scrolling to do so and shop the It girl–approved legging color and sandal trend for yourself.
The Leggings + Sandals on Taylor Russell
On Taylor Russell: Dior Oblique B1l Oval Sunglasses ($520)
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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.