This Denim Trend, T-Shirt Trend, and Sandal Trend Worn Together Will Give You the 2026 Look

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Tate McRae wearing a striped T-shirt, light-wash jeans, and wedge-heel flip-flops
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Good news: Looking cool in 2026 is a lot easier than you think, as many of the outfit trends this summer are shockingly easy to recreate. I'm well aware that the trio of jeans, a T-shirt, and sandals is hardly a groundbreaking outfit combination, but it's a very specific denim trend, T-shirt trend, and sandal trend that I'm seeing everywhere as of late, including on Tate McRae last week in NYC.

As promised, let's discuss those specific trends. The T-shirt trend is a classic striped tee (similar to the ones you probably wore as a kid). As for the jeans, it's a light-wash style. And lastly, the sandals are high-heel flip-flops—a trend I'm sure you're well aware of by now. The combination is cool in the most effortless way (as you'll see on McRae), and the sandals dress it up just enough to make it appropriate for, say, going out to dinner on a summer night.

Scroll on to see McRae wearing the specific outfit trend and to shop cool striped T-shirts, light-wash jeans, and high-heel flip-flops to wear together.

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The 3-Piece Outfit on Tate McRae

Tate McRae wearing a striped T-shirt, light-wash jeans, and wedge-heel flip-flops

(Image credit: The Image Direct)

On Tate McRae: R13 Striped Cotton Boy T-Shirt ($345); Lucky Brand Baggy Wide Leg Jeans ($119); Balenciaga Bel Air 50 Leather Sandals ($594); Gentle Monster La Cha 01 Sunglasses ($245); Valentino Garavani DeVain leather Shoulder Bag ($2200)

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Allyson Payer
Allyson Payer
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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.