Not Sandals—Olivia Rodrigo is Wearing Dresses With This Shoe Trend Instead

By wazup on May 8, 2026 No Comments / 10 views

Not Sandals—Olivia Rodrigo is Wearing Dresses With This Shoe Trend Instead

When I think of summer fashion, dresses and sandals are what typically come to mind, the slinkier and strappier the better. They’re airy and easy, two qualities I look for whenever temperatures rise to peak-summer levels. Or, at least, that was my go-to pairing. In the lead-up to 2026, I’ve seen a few alternative shoe options that have me questioning my longtime allegiance to sandals, steering my footwear preferences toward another, less conventional shoe trend: moto boots. Apparently, chic girls in their 20s aren’t loyal to sandals like I thought we all were, and when they’re looking for shoes to wear with summer dresses, moto boots are the style they’re grabbing right now—case in point: Olivia Rodrigo.

Rodrigo, who’s gearing up to release her third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, on June 12, was spotted in Barcelona this week shopping with friends ahead of a private concert she’ll be performing at in the Spanish city. For the casual occasion, the 23-year-old wore a black drop-waist knee-length dress by a local Barcelona brand, Gimaguas, which she paired with Frye moto boots, specifically, the Campus 14L boots, Ray-Ban sunglasses, and a handbag from the Rixo x Dragon Diffusion collaboration. Everyone’s talking about the bag in fashion RN, but it was her dress-and-boots combo that immediately caught my eye. Everyone expects people to style a summer dress like hers with flip-flops or strappy sandals, but her choice to trade them in for edgy boots made her look tenfold cooler and more interesting.