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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Meguire Hennes

The Kitten-Heel Mules Trend Is Gwyneth Paltrow's Elegant Replacement for Flip-Flops

Gwyneth Paltrow was spotted in L.A. wearing a jeans outfit with Spring 2026's flip flops alternative: kitten heel mules.

Even if I wanted to pick up where The Row Dune Sandals left off last summer, I'd have to start flip-flop shopping at square one. I'm entering summer 2026 with a fresh sandal trend in tow: kitten-heel mules, much like the Loewe pair Gwyneth Paltrow styled last weekend.

The Goop founder walked into a friend's baby shower wearing late-spring staples like an oversize cardigan and straight-leg jeans. But a rising It-shoe made her separates perfect for an early-summer evening. Paltrow debuted a raffia mule from former Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson's annual summer capsule collection with Paula's Ibiza.

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