2026's Biggest Flip-Flops Trend Third Wheels Kylie Jenner's Knicks Game Date With Timothée Chalamet
What else would a fashion girl wear to an NBA game?
Kylie Jenner is proof you can steal the show at a Knicks basketball game without being a WAG. All you need is an NBA-obsessed boyfriend (extra points if it's Timothée Chalamet) and a slam dunk of an outfit. On April 28, she sat courtside at her fourth New York Knicks game with Chalamet. Sorry, Knicks, but Jenner's white jeans and heeled flip-flops were the real winners.
Unlike her boyfriend, Jenner traded Knicks merch for something the fashion girls at home would appreciate: vintage jeans from Isabel Marant's Spring 2013 show. The slightly baggy straight-legs aren't your average denim. Still, they fit right in with spring's uptick in celebrity white jeans outfits. Plus, some of her rarest vintage has debuted during a Knicks game.
Circular silver studs—and the occasional ruby gemstone—arranged in a Western-inspired pattern decorated the outer edge of each leg. This pivot made them the perfect pair for courtside pics, which historically spotlight the bottom-half of a VIP's 'fit. That said, it's no surprise Jenner's favorite basketball basic—a white, plunge tank top—blended in with the crowd. Then, the season's most Jenner-beloved flip-flop trend made the team.
Kylie Jenner was spotted beside Timothée Chalamet, but her white jeans and heeled flip-flops stood out.
Now checking into the game at two-inches tall and $925, it's Manolo Blahnik's Leather Paterno Sandals. Do you recognize their V-shaped thongs and slim kitten heels? That's because they joined Jenner's shoe rack two years ago, long before L.A. It girls declared heeled flip-flops the hero item of Spring 2026.
All eyes went to Jenner, even in a star-studded front row.
The black pair stuck it out for the long run, having accessorized more than ten Jenner looks last summer. Last April, the Kylie Cosmetics founder curated an almost-identical outfit, down to the white jeans, matching tank top, and Manolo Blahnik sandals.
Tuesday marked the flip-flops' first NBA game, though—a risky decision given a basketball could land on her pristine French pedicure at any moment. Jenner's first Knicks game in May 2025—and the black, ankle-strap sandals that joined her—proved she's not afraid of courtside peep-toes.
Last April, Jenner wore a familiar outfit, complete with white jeans, a matching tank, and Manolo Blahnik flip-flops.
Last summer, fellow footwear trendsetters in Kylie's circle occasionally tested thongs with itty-bitty heels. (See the $520 Toteme flip-flops Hailey Bieber wore on repeat.) At the time, Kendall Jenner and Bieber reserved stilettos for pointy pumps on red carpets.
The under-two-inch tide has certainly changed this spring. The Row's Sacha Sandals—and their 3.5-inch stilettos—won over Bieber and Kendall, while Kylie and her Manolo Blahniks remain attached at the heel.
It seems the New York Knicks found themselves a new good luck charm. When Kylie Jenner click-clacked into Madison Square Garden, she brought all the winning (It-shoe) energy with her.
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