Why Celebs Love This ‘Boring’ Sandal Trend

Reported by Vogue.

Some trends arrive like a freight train — maximalist, loud, impossible to ignore. And then there's the double-buckle sandal, which has simply never left. According to Vogue, the style has been a warm-weather constant for decades, cycling through fashion houses, celebrity wardrobes, and editor wish lists with the quiet confidence of something that has absolutely nothing to prove.

The origin story is well-documented: Kate Moss wore a pair of Birkenstock Arizonas on the cover of The Face in 1990, and the sandal's reputation was never the same. Three years later, Marc Jacobs sent them down the runway in his now-legendary grunge collection for Perry Ellis — a move that effectively reframed comfort as a deliberate aesthetic choice rather than a concession. What followed was decades of fashion houses putting their own spin on the silhouette. Phoebe Philo's fur-lined strapped slides at Céline in 2013 gave the "ugly-chic" moment a luxury reboot. The Row's buckle slide has since become the editor-approved standard for minimalist summer dressing.

The Celebrity Case for Doing Less

The double-buckle's staying power isn't accidental — it's structural. Unlike a flip-flop or a T-strap that trades support for aesthetics, this sandal delivers all three: comfort, practicality, and a finish that reads polished without trying. Jennifer Lawrence has been wearing a beige suede Pierre Hardy version around New York for years, styling the same pair with a teal cardigan and white poplin trousers one day, a graphic tee and pink studded pants the next. Dakota Johnson leans on her Arizonas as a reliable anchor to her off-duty uniform of white tees and black pants. Julianne Moore splits the difference between classic Birkenstock and elevated contemporary — her recent rotation includes a studded Khaite x Boden style worn with the kind of clean, minimal basics that make expensive simplicity look effortless.

Right now, the options are genuinely good: suede, leather, raffia, studded, minimal, architectural. The double-buckle works on a weekend, a work commute, a travel day — which is exactly why women keep coming back to it. Not because it's trendy, but because it's right.

The most subversive thing in your summer wardrobe might just be the shoe that never needed a rebrand in the first place.

Read the original at Vogue.