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Looking Like a Fashion Person Is as Easy as Wearing This Sandal Trend With a White Dress

By Swedan Margen

Looking Like a Fashion Person Is as Easy as Wearing This Sandal Trend With a White Dress

Yes, one could argue that there are a plethora of shoe styles that go with white dresses, but if you want to look especially in-the-know and up on the latest trends, take a cue from the shoes that Katie Holmes just wore with a white dress. While attending the American Ballet Theatre Spring Gala this week, where she was an honoree, Holmes wore a long peplum-style white dress that was worthy of the special occasion. I was intrigued to see that she went with extremely trend-forward footwear—high-heel thong sandals in versatile tan suede—instead of, say, strappy metallic heels.

The shoes add a bit of ruggedness to white dresses of any style, which is incredibly cool and a bit unexpected. Her choice to pair stiletto-heel Herbert Levine (buzzy brand alert) flip-flops with eveningwear was inspired and about as fashion person coded as it gets.

Scroll on to see Holmes's white-dress outfit and shop the highly specific sandal trend for yourself.

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Katie Holmes wearing a long white dress with tan suede high-heel thong sandals in NYC.
Katie Holmes wearing a long white dress with tan suede high-heel thong sandals in NYC.
Katie Holmes wearing a long white dress with tan suede high-heel thong sandals in NYC.

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