Forget Black Shoes, Black Bag—This Shoe-and-Bag Combination Looks Infinitely Cooler
It's unexpected but kind of classic.
We’ve all heard about the dated fashion rule of matching your shoes to your bag, but have you ever thought about throwing that old trick out and trying something new? Looking effortlessly cool and chic doesn’t have to be synonymous with minimalist accessories or shoes. Contrarily, the opposite has already been proven true. How, you wonder? The latest look Sofia Richie Grainge was spotted wearing featured a shoe-and-bag combination that made her all-black outfit look far cooler than a black bag and black shoes would have.
Richie Grainge kept most of her outfit pretty simple, choosing a black satin coat by The Row (the Ema coat, to be exact) worn over a pair of baggy black pants. She accessorized with a navy baseball cap and large gold hoop earrings, but the star of the show was her leopard-print bag and her bright red flats. Red and leopard print have long been a go-to combination among cool dressers, and the fact that it made her outfit all the more eye-catching really proves why.
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Kerane Marcellus is a New York-based writer. She joined the Who What Wear team in 2025 after writing for Essence Magazine and freelancing for a number of other arts and culture publications. Fashion is a form of expression that she encourages everyone to take part in. There is no right or wrong in getting dressed! When she's not writing, she's reading in the park or gallery hopping in the city.