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Last year there was a concerning amount of flip flops on the red carpet. So far in 2026, however, the trotters are away and a less divisive brand of casual dressing for formal events has emerged. I'm referring, of course, to the appearance of denim jeans at the Grammys, as repped by Harry Styles, Shaboozey and Jack Antonoff. Clarks at the Oscars next?
Everyone's into Clarks, and though we rate the Wallabee as much as the next guy, it isn't the only good Originals. Here are eight others, ranked in order of cultural significance.
First introduced in the late '60s and adopted everywhere from Jamaican dancehalls to New York hip-hop and British indie scenes, Clarks' Wallabee is instantly recognisable. Comfortable, weird, timeless - few shoes have crossed cultures this effortlessly.
Harry Styles wore jeans to the Grammys. Not a leather suit with no shirt, not a Swarovski crystal-bedazzled circus-jumpsuit. Jeans. Bespoke Dior, no less. Want to get hold of a pair that encapsulates all the appeal of his? We've got you.
