Sydney Sweeney stepped out in New York City this morning looking very Cher Horowitz. Wearing a minty green blazer and pleated skirt from Thom Browne, Sweeney resembled just like the preppy, suit-wearing character from Clueless. She even had the button-up shirt and tie to go with it. It’s a fun, summer-ready take on suiting up that takes heavy cues from a schoolgirl uniform. Turns out, you can have fun with a sleek and professional look. But we have our eyes on her shoes in particular.
The star chose to pair her black slingback pumps with a pair of white calf-length socks. Socks and heels, you ask? Yes! It’s a quirky combo that was everywhere on the spring runways at labels such as Gucci, Etro, and Simone Rocha, among others. Done wrong, wearing socks with a stiletto can look like you’ve gotten dressed in the dark—but when done right, adding a sock offsets the sexiness of a heel and gives it a more playful feel. In Sweeney’s case, it worked especially well when styled with a skirt suit. It instantly made the buttoned-up ensemble feel youthful and not-so-serious. If she worked in a traditional, fluorescently-lit office building, she’d for sure be the cool coworker.
