Not Sneakers, Not Mules—Rihanna Sports Rare New Balance x Miu Miu Hybrid Shoes
She styled the divisive trend twice this week.
Miu Miu has been a mainstay on Rihanna's shoe rack for nearly two decades. But this week, she finally sampled the Italian label's four-year-old collaboration with New Balance, one of her signature shoe brands back in the day. But the New Balance x Miu Miu sneakers aren't like any silhouette on their respective shelves.
On November 8, two years after Miu Miu and New Balance introduced the slim, slip-on sneakers, the star went shopping in the suede beige It shoes, which twisted New Balance's best-selling 530 trainers into backless slides. She wore them with a pale pink button-down, a classic trench coat, and brown bottoms. The contrasting ivory, forest green, and chocolate-colored laces made the low-profile pair stand out, even before the cut-out backs revealed themselves.
On Nov. 8, Rihanna was spotted in the hybrid, Miu Miu x New Balance sneaker mules.
From there, the Fenty Beauty founder finished the off-duty outfit with statement sunglasses, a gold choker necklace, and one of her beloved Louis Vuitton Speedy Bags carried as a clutch.
Rihanna was so captivated by the hybrid sneaker mules that she made room for two pairs in her closet. A day after her shopping trip, Rihanna sported the familiar, four-figure sneakers at Wally's in West Hollywood. This time, she traded one fresh-from-the-box option for another, featuring white, intentionally weathered leather instead of suede. The backless slides with slim gumsoles, mix-and-match laces, and branded sidewalls and tongues sold out long ago, but this take on the white trainer trend is still available on secondhand sites, though.
On Nov. 9, Rihanna wore the same New Balance x Miu Miu sneaker mules in white.
To ensure all eyes went to her New Balance x Miu Miu sneaker mules, RiRi went with neutrals on top, including a striped, black-and-taupe shirt, baggy caramel bottoms, and the recognizable, $46,000 Louis Vuitton Speedy.
Expect to see more of the New Balance x Miu Miu mules this season.
While Rihanna may be new to New Balance x Miu Miu, fellow celebrity sneaker collectors like Gigi Hadid, Joey King, and Coco Gauff are loyal to the more classic models like the New Balance x Miu Miu 530s. With Slipper Season in full swing, however, it's no surprise that RiRi selected the sneaker mules instead.
Her exact, easy-breezy slides are, of course, selling fast, but you can still spend the holiday season in hybrid sneakers. Shop similar styles from Adidas, Alo Yoga, Vans, and more below.
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