I Can't Stop Thinking About This Controversial Legging-and-Birkenstock Outfit

I pretty much have the whole "what to wear with leggings" thing down by now, but every once in a while, I see an outfit that throws me for a loop and gives me a fresh perspective. In this case, the wearer of such an outfit is Sienna Miller. She just stepped out in New York wearing a legging style that you probably would think to avoid if you just read about it on paper: leopard print.
It's usually advised to wear less form-fitting silhouettes when dealing with animal prints, but Miller's high-waisted leopard-print leggings are particularly chic, especially when paired with her boxy, cropped sweatshirt and red tote. But it was her choice of footwear that threw me for even more of a loop, and it completely worked. Not only did she wear Birkenstocks, but she wore Birkenstock thong sandals, which resemble a more structured pair of flip-flops.
The outfit didn't have to work, but thanks to Miller's ability to make anything look polished, it undoubtedly did, and I want to wear it. Shop the look below if you care to join me.
On Sienna Miller: Zac Posen Farrow Sunglasses ($70); Bodyism x Charlotte Olympia leggings; Mansur Gavriel Small Hobo Bag in Brandy ($495); Birkenstock Gizeh Thong Sandals ($100)
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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.
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