The Blue Carpet at the 2026 U.S. Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York has been the place to be for celebrities. While September is already here, the heat still hasn’t left the city, and stars like Yung Miami, Sophia Bush and more have stepped out in their best sandals.

Yung Miami attended day five of the U.S. Open on Thursday in a trendy thong sandal with an elevated, fun, and unique design. The “Spend Dat” rapper wore the Simkhai Darya 80-millimeter leather wedge sandals in a buttercream yellow. The light-colored thong is designed with an architectural, sculptural wedge heel. The sandals are crafted of smooth leather and feature a modern square toe.

In addition to the thong sandal straps on the vamp, the shoes also feature a slim slingback strap that wraps around the heel and is fastened by a small tonal buckle. The shoes are also available in black and retail for $495.

Yung Miami paired the shoes with the Loewe dress featuring a cream jersey bodice with contrast sleeves, a vibrant red trim, and an asymmetric navy handkerchief hem.

Mariah the Scientist also held court at the U.S. Open on Thursday in Vivienne Westwood’s spring 2009 platform wooden heels that featured a distinctive frayed white fabric wrap, an open round toe, and a chunky wooden platform sole. She wore a dark gray short-sleeve button-down mini shirtdress with a matching waist tie.

She accessorized with a Moschino Newspaper bag, which is uniquely designed to look like a tied bundle of printed newspapers complete with a knotted rope detail. The “Burning Blue” singer has a history of wearing archival and vintage shoes during her public appearances.

Kayla Nicole was on the scene in an all-black look. The media personality wore a black, ribbed capri jumpsuit with a belted waist detail and spaghetti straps. She paired them with thong sandal mules with a thin stiletto heel and a minimalist Y-shaped strap.

FN deemed the sandal style to be the shoe of summer 2026. Other stars like Hailey Bieber, Kaia Gerber, Kylie Jenner, and more made the thong sandals a necessary part of their summer uniforms.

While stars’ minds and wardrobes are still in full summer mode, others like Sophia Bush and Danielle Brooks are already a step ahead, and wore their best fall-inspired shoes.

Bush wore a beige belted utility jacket with front flap pockets and a long white skirt and black handbag. She paired the look with chocolate brown suede pointed-toe pumps, which are set to be one of fall’s must-have shoe styles.

Brooks jumped right into boot season for her look. She was outfitted in a tennis-inspired Louis Vuitton look, including the fashion house’s Louis Vuitton Swing platform ankle boot in black lambskin with a tone-on-tone LV Twist accessory at the toe.

She wore the boots with a matching gray Louis Vuitton top and skirt. She completed the ensemble with the Louis Vuitton Speedy Trunk 20 bag in Monogram canvas, with contrasting dark leather trim and silver-tone hardware. For more shoe moments at the 2026 U.S. Open, take a look below.