I get it—styling cropped jeans with white trainers is an easy win. But this season, I’ve noticed that the chicest people I know are skipping this go-to combination altogether, opting instead for a shoe pairing that feels so much more elevated.

Right on time, Sarah Pidgeon leaned into the season’s favourite denim silhouette, choosing a voluminous, horseshoe-shaped cropped jean as the foundation of her look. Rather than defaulting to trainers, she elevated the outfit with a pair of tall, black pointed-toe heels. With ankle on show, the cropped cut kept the look feeling light and summery, while the sharpness of the pointed heel grounded it with a more polished edge.

Sarah Pidgeon talks on the phone wearing cropped horseshoe jeans with a black leather jacket and pointed-toe heels.

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Building on the look, Sarah layered a leather jacket over her outfit and tucked a Balenciaga City bag into the crook of her arm, echoing the depth of her black heels and tying everything together.