Selena Gomez Wore the Trouser and Shoe Pairing My 5’3″ Colleague Loves

Walking through the streets of New York, Selena Gomez styled the exact outfit combination that my petite colleague says she wears at least once a week.

Starting with a pair of white trousers in a voluminous wide-leg cut, Gomez paired her look with black pointed-toe heeled shoes. Adding structure and height to her weekday outfit, Gomez’s wide-leg trousers and pointed-toe shoe pairing was quickly flagged by my 5’3″ colleague, deputy editor Maxine Eggenberger, who told me that this is the exact pairing she reaches for whenever she wants to wear wide-leg trousers. Our team Slack chat was in unanimous agreement—not only is Gomez’s look petite-friendly for various reasons, but it’s also one of the chicest outfits we’ve seen her in this season.

“While Selena might not technically fall into the petite height category (she’s 5′ 5″), the fact she’s styled her wide-leg trousers with the exact shoe I would also wear to balance out my frame when wearing my own wide-leg trousers is no accident,” notes Eggenberger. “A pointed-toe shoe creates the illusion of extra length, and while I’m not fussed about looking taller, I do find the combination makes me, and my height when wearing wide trousers, look more in proportion.”